Starkville man faces aggravated assault charge after alleged strangling
STARKVILLE, Miss. — A 21-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after police say he strangled a woman at an apartment complex.
The Starkville Police Department said officers responded at 12:03 p.m. June 30 to Collegiate Heights Apartments, 201 Lynn Lane, for a report of an unwanted person who refused to leave. Officers located Cardell Clark Jr., 21, of Starkville, at a nearby gas station and arrested him on a charge of domestic violence — aggravated assault, the department said.
The department said Clark allegedly strangled a female victim at the apartment before officers arrived. He was transported to the Oktibbeha County Jail, the department said.
The Starkville Police Department encouraged anyone with information to call 662-323-4131, contact Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at 800-530-7151 or submit an anonymous tip through the department’s website. Crime Stoppers may offer a cash reward. The National Domestic Violence Hotline says intimate partner violence affects more than 12 million people annually; help is available 24 hours a day at 800-799-SAFE (7233), by texting START to 88788, or at thehotline.org. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
