By: Jessie Shafer | Posted: Mar. 15, 2018 at 8:41 p.m. | Source: WOWKTV
Derrick Shaffer is facing a number of felony charges following the March 15 incident.
ROANE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A Roane County man is facing a number of felony charges following a violent attack on a family member, deputies told 13 News.
According to court documents, a female family member of Derrick Allen Shaffer called 911 around 2:06 a.m. on March 15. The incident happened along Hershberger Road in the Clendenin area of Roane County.
The victim alleged that Shaffer headbutted her and stuck a handgun in her mouth, court documents state.
The victim then told 911 dispatchers that Shaffer had fled the residence they were in, and he was headed down Thorofare Road in a maroon, Toyota Tacoma. The victim requested an ambulance. She said she was bleeding from the nose, mouth and eye.
The victim was transported to Roane General Hospital via ambulance, where a statement was taken by deputies.
The statement included graphic details of what Shaffer allegedly put the victim through the night prior. Those court documents state that the victim had locked herself in her room, and Shaffer forced himself in. He then slammed her on her back and began to choke her.
When she asked him to stop, that’s when Shaffer allegedly headbutted her in the face. He choked her again, and she lost consciousness, she told deputies.
She regained consciousness, and Shaffer placed a firearm in her mouth and “down the back of her throat”. He removed the gun from her mouth, and then placed it in his own mouth and began choking her again, according to the criminal complaint in the case.
He headbutted her two more times, according to the victim.
Court documents state that the victim was about to run out of the home with a car key while Shaffer was on the phone at one point.
Deputies investigating the case said they observed heavy bruising and swelling on the victim’s face, as well as red marks on her neck that support her statements regarding being headbutted and choked. The victim also had a defensive wound on her right hand.
Shaffer is charged with strangulation x4, malicious or unlawful assault, wanton endangerment, unlawful restraint, domestic battery, domestic assault, brandishing, and interfering with emergency communications.
The suspect turned himself into deputies with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office in the afternoon hours of Thursday, March 15. His bond was set at $70,000 cash only.
Stay with 13 News for more on this developing story.