Crime & Safety

Man Hit, Choked Spouse as She Drove, Police Say

The woman was driving in St. Peters during the assault, according to St. Peters Police.

A St. Charles man was charged with hitting and choking his wife Sunday in St. Peters.

Larry Lunsford, 40, of the first block of Westhill Drive in St. Charles, was charged with third-degree domestic assault.

said he choked his wife as she was driving in the 700 block of Magnolia Lane in . A St. Charles County prosecutor wrote in the list of charges that Lunsford also struck her in the face.

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Bond was set at $5,000, cash only.

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