Man Accused of Choking, Whipping Girlfriend: Report

Fairfield Police have charged a man with allegedly choking and whipping his girlfriend in an assault they say occurred the night before officers went to check on his well-being, according to the Fairfield Citizen.

The Citizen reports police responded to a Shady Hill Road home on Sunday on a report that a man threatened to hurt himself and during the investigation, officers were told Michael Schroeder, 30, had attacked his girlfriend the night before.

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The girlfriend told police that Schroeder held a knife to his chest and began hitting himself with an empty glass beer jug until he fell to the ground in the Sunday incident, according to the Citizen.

Schroeder was taken into custody and charged after going to St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport for an evaluation, according to the Citizen.

Read the full report at the Fairfield Citizen here.