NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — A former Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s deputy is facing domestic assault charges after allegedly trying to suffocate his own mother and threatening to kill her.
52-year-old David Dewitt, who previously served as a commander for the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested on Monday by Norman Police.
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According to court documents, Dewitt’s mother told police that he had hit her in the head and covered her mouth and nose with his hands to prevent her from breathing while he threatened to kill her on April 28.
Dewitt was arrested following the incident, and booked into the Cleveland County Jail on Friday on several charges, including felony assault and battery by strangulation.
Court records show Dewitt was also charged in connection to another domestic assault involving his wife and daughter back in February…