Crime & Safety

Watertown Man Faces Attempted Murder Charges After Domestic Incident

The 26-year-old suspect allegedly choked a woman.

A 26-year-old Watertown man faces attempted murder charges after he allegedly attacked a woman and choked a woman, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn.

Police were called to Wheeler Lane for a domestic incident at 1:08 a.m. on May 23. 

"As a result of a domestic incident, he slammed the victim's head into a radiator and strangled her in the neck with his hands," Lawn said.

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Scott C. Pearson, 26, of 10 Wheeler Lane in Watertown, was arrested on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and attempted murder by strangulation, Lawn said.

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