A Gordon County man was arrested for assaulting a woman he was in a relationship with, while her children witnessed the attack.
On Sunday, Jan. 12, deputies were called to a home on Knight Road in the Ranger community for a reported assault.
Deputies discovered that the victim, a 39-year-old woman, had been badly beaten around her face and head with a solid object.
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The woman said her domestic partner, identified as Jeffery Scott McCullough, 36, was the attacker.
Deputies learned that he ran away before they could arrive.
Deputies removed the woman and her children from the home and began searching for the suspect.
The next day, they found him hiding out at the home of a friend.
McCullough was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and third-degree cruelty to children.
McCullough’s friend, Joshua O. Grizzle, 36, was also arrested for aiding and abetting McCullough.
Both men were booked into the Gordon County Jail.
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