WOODRIDGE – Police in the Village of Woodridge has charged a 41-year-old man with assaulting and strangling his girlfriend while in the presence of a two-year-old and seven-month-old children.
The victim sustained face and neck injuries, but refused medical attention.
Her boyfriend, Lorenzo Thompson, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon – a loaded 9mm handgun, unlawful possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, strangulation, assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
Thompson was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail on $10,000 bail.
Woodridge Police were assisted by Fallsburg Police and State Police.
The incident took place in the afternoon of January 21.
