Richfield Man Charged With Strangling Woman, Tossing Her Into Fire Pit
Police say Andrew Jerome Bigbee strangled the victim, then picked her up and threw her off a deck into a backyard fire pit.
A Richfield man has been charged with strangling a Richfield woman, then throwing her off a deck into a backyard fire pit. Andrew Jerome Bigbee, 46, is charged with domestic assault by strangulation, a felony with a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. The victim came to Richfield Police Safety on Dec. 29 and reported the assault, which took place on Dec. 28, according to the criminal complaint. The victim said Bigbee, her boyfriend, had been emotionally abusive throughout their relationship, but his abuse had recently turned physical. She said he became angry Dec. 28 when she told him that she intended to report his abuse to authorities. According to the report, the woman said Bigbee threw her to the ground and put …
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