STARKVILLE – A Starkville man has been charged after police said he entered a home, struck a woman with a bat and attempted to strangle her.
The Starkville Police Department said officers responded Sunday, May 17, around 11 a.m. to a report of an assault that had occurred earlier that day at a residence on Peoples Street.
Police said the victim was treated at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County and later released.
Blair Bell, 35, of Starkville, was charged with domestic violence-aggravated assault and residential burglary. Police said Bell turned himself in Monday morning.
The incident remains under investigation.
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men in the United States have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner during their lifetime.
Anyone with information about the incident or other criminal activity is asked to contact the Starkville Police Department at 662-323-4131, 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.
