Patrick Obrien Butler, 25, of Sallisaw was charged Dec. 14 with domestic assault and battery by strangulation, kidnapping, larceny of an automobile, and domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor.
On Sept. 29, at about 10:03 a.m., Sallisaw Detective John Weber was dispatched to a home in the 800 block of South Kerr Boulevard in reference to a domestic dispute. Upon arrival, Weber met with the alleged victim, who had marks on her throat and arms and was holding a young child. The woman alleged that she and Butler got into an argument that later turned into a physical altercation. During the altercation, Butler allegedly locked her inside their bedroom and would not let her leave. When she was able to get out of the bedroom, she told Butler that she was leaving. He then allegedly choked her and told her that if she tried to take his daughter he would kill her, according to court records. He then went outside and stole the woman's 1993 Cadillac, the woman told police. The woman said her 1-year-old daughter was with her during the altercation.
