MATHEWS COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A man faces multiple charges in connection to a July 4 incident in the Hallieford area of Mathews County in which someone suffered a number of injuries to their face, nose, torso and extremities, the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies responded to the incident around 8:30 p.m. and a preliminary investigation revealed the victim tried to call out for help, but Zachary Edward Dehoux, 23, put his hands over the mouth and throat of the victim to keep them from screaming, according to the sheriff’s office.
The victim tried to place multiple phone calls to 911 from an Apple Watch, but Dehoux, who possessed the victim’s phone, repeatedly disconnected the calls, the sheriff’s office said…