A Marion County man has been arrested for aggravated assault on a family member.
According to the probable cause affidavit, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence for a possible ongoing incident of domestic battery. Authorities were told there was a victim who had been allegedly severely beaten by a male subject, later identified as 55-year-old Charles William Bergman.
Upon arrival, officers located Bergman sleeping in a shed near the residence where he was immediately detained. During a search, officers found marijuana and drug paraphernalia on him.
Officers located the victim inside the home where she was found to have obvious injuries. She had a black eye nearly swollen shut and a deep cut between her eyes on her forehead. She also exhibited many bruises. The victim told officers Bergman struck, pushed and thrown her to the ground.
Bergman is currently being held at the Marion County Detention Center on $1,145 bond and is ordered no contact with the victim.
He is charged with a felony count of aggravated assault on a family member or household member, misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.
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