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The Dare County Sheriff’s Office has reported the arrest of a Colington man on an assault by strangulation charge.

According to a DCSO press release, on March 31, 2023 at approximately 10:42 p.m., deputies working the A-District responded to a domestic in progress call in Colington.

“The Deputies investigated this incident and found that it was a verbal altercation,” stated the release. “Before the Deputies finished at the residence, a prior incident was brought to their attention that involved an assault by strangulation. This incident happened at the end of January 2023.”

According to the release, when the deputies saw the evidence provided, they arrested Eric Scott Bell, 51, of Colington, for felony assault by strangulation.

Bell was given a $3,000 secured bond.

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