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Soldier man arrested on attempted murder charge

(KNZA)--A Soldier resident is facing a charge of attempted 2nd degree murder, arrested Thursday afternoon following a domestic disturbance.  

According to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, 45-year-old Ervin Mitchell also faces charges for aggravated domestic battery, criminal restraint, and criminal threat.  He remains in the Jackson County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

Morse, in a release, said the arrest came after deputies were called to 2340 238th Road, in Soldier, around 4:15 Thursday, following a report of a disturbance.  When they arrived, deputies found a woman who said she had been strangled during the disturbance.  

Deputies spotted the vehicle the suspect, identified as Mitchell, was driving, and deployed stopsticks to disable it, as it traveled southbound on K-62 Highway, north of Soldier.  

Stopping the vehicle was successful, with Mitchell taken into custody and booked into the jail.

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