Published Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:57 a.m.
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Adams County Sheriff’s deputies found a rifle that they believe was used to threaten the victim after running him off the road and into a tree and embankment. (Submitted)
Officers were called to the scene of a crash on South Palestine Road Thursday afternoon that was said to be the result of a domestic violence incident.(Submitted)
NATCHEZ — Russell Hanges, 44, of Natchez, was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic violence and DUI.
Adams County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence incident on South Palestine Road Wednesday afternoon.
Russell Hanges, 44, of Natchez;
When officers arrived on scene, they found a 2018 Chevrolet truck and a 2021 Ford Explorer in the ditch.
According to a press release issued by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, deputies found Hanges sitting inside his truck with an open container of alcohol and a handgun.
During the investigation, officers also found a 9mm rifle in the woods near Hanges’ truck.
“Hanges appears to have run the female driver of a Ford Explorer off the road and threatened her with the rifle before returning to his truck and attempting to leave the scene, however, he was unable to do so because the truck was stuck in the mud,” Sheriff Travis Patten said.
Both firearms were recovered and Hanges was advised to submit to a blood alcohol content test, which he refused.
Hanges was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic violence and DUI and is currently being held in the Adams County Jail.
“The female victim is currently recovering from this traumatic and emotional event,” Patten said.
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