Man arrested for third offense domestic battery after allegedly hitting woman with piece of wood

BUCKHANNON – A Buckhannon man was arrested last week after allegedly hitting a woman in the head with a piece of wood. Patrick Stafford, 41, of Buckhannon, was arrested for domestic battery third offense. According to the criminal complaint in the Upshur County Magistrate Clerk’s Office filed by investigating officer Cpl. Tyler Gordon with the…

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