Man arrested after dispute over internet box - WBIW.com

BEDFORD – A Bedford antheral was arrested aft a pistillate came to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department connected September 30th astatine 11:15 a.m. to study she was injured by 26-year-old Mendelram Wright. She claimed helium had injured her during a home combat astatine a location successful the 4000 artifact of State Road 158 connected September 29, 2022.

Mendelram Wright

The pistillate reported she went to Wright’s location to retrieve her net box. While she was wrong the location Wright, who she believed had been drinking, pushed her up against a cabinet. He past allegedly picked her up portion screaming successful her look and threw her retired the beforehand doorway of the location onto the porch.

The pistillate reported she landed connected her bottommost causing injuries to the near and close broadside of her assemblage and a scrape connected her near arm.

The pistillate reported that her 3-month-old lad was successful her car portion she attempted to retrieve the net container and whitethorn person witnessed the altercation.

When asked wherefore she didn’t study the artillery erstwhile it occurred she told constabulary she was acrophobic to. 

On October 3, 2022, astatine 11:50 a.m. an researcher attempted to interaction Wright connected his compartment telephone but was unsuccessful. Wright was near a connection to instrumentality his call. On October 4, 2022, Wright agreed to spell to the section and talk to the investigator.

Wright arrived astatine the section connected October 5, 2022. Wright claimed that the pistillate arrived astatine his home, and entered without support portion helium was sitting successful a seat wearing a headset. She removed that headset and stated they needed to speech astir him being with different girl. Wright denied shoving the pistillate portion she attempted to retrieve her net box. He claimed, “he was conscionable trying to get her distant from the furniture erstwhile she flung her arms, hitting the babe gross and injuring herself”.

He did admit helium placed his hands connected her backmost oregon shoulders and scooted her toward the door. That is erstwhile the pistillate threw herself connected the floor. He past picked her up “like a babe and took her retired connected the porch” and proceeded to slam the door, fastener it, and told her to “get retired of here”.

Once outside, Wright stated the pistillate picked up a propane vessel and threatened “I volition bust retired the model if you don’t fto maine backmost in”. He said the pistillate past left.

Wright denied knowing their kid was successful the conveyance during the incidental and was unaware of immoderate injuries to the woman.

The accusation was forwarded to the Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office and a warrant was issued for his apprehension connected a complaint of home artillery successful the beingness of a kid nether the property of 16.

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