A 21-year-old Punxsutawney man, Nathaniel Matthew Thorpe, faces multiple felony charges after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in Gaskill Township.
ExploreJeffersonPa.com reports that Thorpe is accused of pushing the victim against a refrigerator, choking her multiple times, and smothering her with a pillow until her child’s screams interrupted. The attacks, which allegedly occurred on February 20 and 22, left the victim with visible bruises. The violence reportedly began over an argument about loud music. Thorpe admitted to physical confrontations but gave a different account of the injuries. He was jailed on $10,000 bail, later posting bond.
His preliminary hearing is set for March 13.
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