Shane E. Benge, 28, of Vian was charged Friday with felony assault with a dangerous weapon, misdemeanor domestic abuse assault and battery, and felony kidnapping, according to court records.
Roland Police Officer John Hancock reported that at about 9 a.m. June 15 he was called to the Roland Police Department to meet with a woman about an alleged domestic assault. Hancock spoke to the woman, who had several marks on her face and around her neck, as well as a bruise on the back of her left arm, Hancock reported.
The woman told police that her former boyfriend, Benge, had assaulted her and kicked her several times, and then choked her leaving marks on her neck. She explained that she had come home around 4 a.m. June 15. She had been out with a male friend. When she and her friend walked in the house, Benge walked out of the master bedroom pointing a pistol at her and her friend.
Benge allegedly told the male to get out, which he did. The woman told police that she began trying to talk to Benge, but he kept yelling at her and told her he was going to kill her. She alleged that she tried to call police, but he took her phone and threw it across the room. When she tried to leave, Benge allegedly grabbed her and began choking her. She alleged that Benge also hit and kicked her with his hands and feet. At one point, Benge allegedly turned the gun on himself and threatened to kill himself, but quickly turned the gun back on the woman and refused to leave, the woman told police.
When asked how Benge got in the house, the woman said he had a key because they had lived together for about three years. She said he had not lived there with her for the past six months.
