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Clinton man charged with attempted murder

Posted at 12:06 am August 18, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Sidney Bruce Jarvis

Sidney Bruce Jarvis

 

Note: This story was updated at 12:50 p.m. Aug. 18.

A Clinton man was charged with attempted first-degree murder and domestic assault after he allegedly grabbed a woman by the neck, tossed her out of a shower, and fired a handgun at her three times, court records said.

The armed disturbance was reported on Blockhouse Valley Road in Clinton on April 3. The defendant, Sidney Bruce Jarvis, 57, has a hearing scheduled at 2 p.m. Monday in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Clinton.

The April incident was the second time in two months that Jarvis was accused of assaulting the woman and firing a gun, according to affidavits filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court.

After he was read his Miranda rights in April, Jarvis told Clinton Police Department Officer Austin Powell that he pulled the female victim out of the shower because she “would not stop running her mouth,” the affidavits said.

He said he fired his handgun to get her attention, the affidavits said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Clinton, Courts, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County General Sessions Court, armed disturbance, attempted first-degree murder, Austin Powell, Clinton Police Department, domestic assault, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, Sidney Bruce Jarvis

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