A Morgantown man is facing rape and attempted murder charges after police were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in progress.
According to Morgantown Police Chief Giles Taylor, after arriving at the scene, officers arrested 45-year-old Jarrod Wilkerson early Tuesday morning at Oak Hill Apartments, on Oak Hill Drive.
Wilkerson was charged with first-degree burglary, attempted murder (domestic violence), first-degree rape (domestic violence), felony strangulation, violating an EPO/DVO, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), and possession of marijuana.
He was lodged in the Butler County Jail on a $50,000 cash bond.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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