From staff reports
An Oil City man is facing charges for strangling a woman at an Orange Street residence.
Oil City police said in a criminal complaint they responded at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday to the home where Nathan Yashinski, 29, had gotten into an argument with his girlfriend and the argument turned physical.
When police arrived they found the woman, who “appeared upset and crying” and had a swollen lip, but Yashinski had already left the residence, the complaint said.
Police noticed blood on the kitchen floor of the home, which the woman said came from her lip, the complaint said.
Yashinski was charged with a felony count of strangulation and a misdemeanor count of simple assault.
He was arraigned Sunday and placed in the Venango County jail will bail denied. His preliminary hearing is scheduled July 20 in Central Court.
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