Domestic violence call in WNC ends in man assaulting lieutenant, deputies say

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) — A man is being charged after assaulting a lieutenant with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office.

According to the sheriff’s office, 49-year-old Christopher Robert McKinney, of Marion, has been charged with:

  • Felony assault on a law enforcement officer, inflicting serious injury
  • Assault on a woman
  • Resisting a public officer

Deputies say he was denied bond because the incident was domestic violence-related.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies went to a home in Old Fort for a domestic violence call on March 4…

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