on September 11, 2025

Local man charged for strangling

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette

A Richwood man has been charged after reportedly strangling his live-in girlfriend.

The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Michael Vincent Harmon, 35, of 15 Beatty Ave., Richwood, and charged him with one count of felony strangulation of the second degree carrying a maximum sentence of eight years in prison and misdemeanor domestic violence.

According to Richwood police reports and court documents, at 3:11 a.m., Aug. 10, police were dispatched to Harmon’s home on Beatty Avenue for a reported domestic dispute, where the investigation claims that he created substantial risk of physical harm to his partner by strangulation.

“Michael grabbed (his girlfriend) around the throat and used his other hand to…

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