Parkersburg man charged with strangulation, kidnapping
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PARKERSBURG -- A Parkersburg man was arrested Wednesday on charges involving strangulation and kidnapping.
Erick Lee Showalter, Parkersburg, was arraigned Wednesday before Magistrate Brenda Marshall in Wood County Magistrate Court on charges of strangulation and kidnapping and held on $10,000 bond for the strangulation charge.
Since kidnapping is a capital offense, bond will be set in Wood County Circuit Court on that charge.
According to the criminal complaint, written by Sgt. J.S. Kidder of the Wood County Sheriff's Department, deputies responded Wednesday to a home in Meadowbrook Acres, Parkersburg, in reference to a domestic disturbance.
The investigation revealed that a female occupant of the home was strangled multiple times by Showalter throughout the night.
"While being strangled, the victim did state something to the effect of `stop I can't breathe,'" Kidder wrote. "The defendant, at one point, had a knife in his hand and positioned it on the victim's throat while restraining the victim on the couch.
"The defendant then stated something to the effect of 'I'm going to kill you.'"
The exchange was captured on a Ring video camera which was placed in the living room area of the residence, Kidder wrote.
A preliminary hearing is expected to be set sometime today, once a magistrate is assigned, court personnel said.