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Video above: Arrest of Kip HartA deposition released in the Sunday arrest of Tuscaloosa Police Capt. Kermit “Kip" Hart details what led to a charge of domestic violence by strangulation and suffocation. Deputies responded around 1:20 a.m. after receiving reports of a domestic incident involving Hart, according to the deposition. Officers found a woman at a neighbor’s house wearing only a shirt and underwear. She had red marks on her neck, but no visible bruising when deputies arrived.The woman told deputies that the couple argued after she saw Hart deleting messages from his phone, the deposition states. She said he grabbed her by the throat, threw her to the floor and choked her with his arm while covering her mouth as she screamed for help.Hart denied choking her, claiming the woman hit him several times and that he only covered her mouth to quiet her, the deposition describes. Deputies observed redness and swelling on his face.Hart was taken into custody at Tuscaloosa Police Department headquarters and booked into the county jail on a domestic violence strangulation and suffocation charge with a $5,000 bond and a 24-hour hold.The police department placed him on administrative leave.This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available. Stay updated on the latest stories with the WVTM 13 app. You can download it here.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —
Video above: Arrest of Kip Hart
A deposition released in the Sunday arrest of Tuscaloosa Police Capt. Kermit “Kip" Hart details what led to a charge of domestic violence by strangulation and suffocation.
Deputies responded around 1:20 a.m. after receiving reports of a domestic incident involving Hart, according to the deposition. Officers found a woman at a neighbor’s house wearing only a shirt and underwear. She had red marks on her neck, but no visible bruising when deputies arrived.
The woman told deputies that the couple argued after she saw Hart deleting messages from his phone, the deposition states. She said he grabbed her by the throat, threw her to the floor and choked her with his arm while covering her mouth as she screamed for help.
Hart denied choking her, claiming the woman hit him several times and that he only covered her mouth to quiet her, the deposition describes. Deputies observed redness and swelling on his face.
Hart was taken into custody at Tuscaloosa Police Department headquarters and booked into the county jail on a domestic violence strangulation and suffocation charge with a $5,000 bond and a 24-hour hold.
The police department placed him on administrative leave.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available. Stay updated on the latest stories with the WVTM 13 app. You can download it here.
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