A Baxter County man has been arrested for assaulting his estranged wife. Forty-nine-year-old Brooks Dean Due of Briarcliff is facing five charges for the incident, four of them felonies.
According to the probable cause affidavit from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, the couple had separated at the beginning at February. The victim’s vehicle was needing repairs, and she had taken it to Due’s residence.
An argument ensued after Due demanded to see the victim’s phone. Due pulled out a gun, threatened to kill both the victim and himself and would not let her leave. He then choked her until she passed out. The victim says Due choked her two more times that evening, causing her to pass out both times. He also allegedly struck her in the head with the gun.
After several hours, Due agreed to let her leave as long as she did not contact law enforcement.
Due is facing felony charges of second-degree domestic battery, first-degree false imprisonment, aggravated assault on a family or household member and terroristic threatening along with a misdemeanor count of first-degree interference with an emergency communication device. He is free from the Baxter County Detention Center after posting $50,000 bond.
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