A Cadiz man was arrested on a warrant for assault and strangulation Wednesday night.
Hopkinsville Police say 59-year-old John Lynch entered a home in Hopkinsville while his wife was sleeping, electrocuted her twice, assaulted her, sat on top of her, choked her while threatening to kill her, and ripped her clothes.
When she tried to escape he reportedly pulled her by her hair back in the home.
Police say she suffered several injuries including burns from the electrical cord that was used to electrocute her.
Lynch was arrested by the Trigg County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday on the Hopkinsville warrant for intimidating a participant in a legal process, violation of a Kentucky EPO/DVO, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, second-degree assault, second-degree strangulation, and first-degree burglary.
