(Everly)– An Everly man is in the Clay county jail on multiple charges after allegedly choking and strangulating his girlfriend Sunday.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called around 1:00 pm Sunday to the 500 block of East St. Mary’s Street in Everly after getting a report of an assault.
An investigation revealed the victim had been choked and strangled to the point her airway had been impeded. She had also been struck multiple times and sustained several injuries. She was treated on the scene by paramedics.
Deputies identified the suspect as 22-year-old Octavius Davis of Everly. He was located in Spencer by the Spencer Police Department and was taken into custody. Davis was transported to the Clay county jail where he became uncooperative and resisted deputies, officers and jail staff. Some jail staff members were injured during the incident.
Davis was booked into the Clay county jail on charges of domestic abuse assault while impeding the airway, causing bodily injury; child endangerment; and interference with official acts causing bodily injury.
