Kentucky lawmaker accused of strangulation allegedly tried to hog-tie female victim
Kentucky state Rep. Robert Goforth was arrested and charged after a domestic violence incident early Tuesday, according to police and the Laurel County jail.
Goforth, 44, was arrested in East Bernstadt by the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office and charged with strangulation, assault and terroristic threatening, according to Sheriff John Root. The Republican legislator was booked just after 4 a.m. at the Laurel County Correctional Center Tuesday, according to the jail’s website.
Before the arrest, the alleged victim showed up at the 911 dispatch center Tuesday morning and reported the alleged assault, according to the arrest citation. She said there were three children inside a house when Goforth allegedly assaulted her, according to the citation.
She had visible marks on her forehead, neck and arms, as well as bruising on her leg, the citation said.
The victim told police that she tried to flee from Goforth, and that he made several attempts to “hog tie her,” according to the citation. He also allegedly strangled her with an ethernet cable to the point where she said she thought she was going to pass out, according to the citation.
She also told police that Goforth said he was going to kill her during the altercation, according to the arrest citation.
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In all seriousness, that poor woman.
