AUDRA, W.Va. — Police in Buckhannon have arrested a 44 year old Audra man after he allegedly strangled a child.
Woodie Cole, II, 44, is accused of kicking down a door Monday, smacking the child in the face and slamming him against a wall. Cole then took the child to the ground and started strangling him.
Officers with the Buckhannon Police Department said in addition to finding black marks on the door where Cole kicked it in they also observed red marks on the child’s face and neck.
Cole is charged with child abuse, strangulation, burglary and is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail.