BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC — Law enforcement agencies across Brunswick County responded to four severe domestic altercations involving physical strangulation between October 10 and October 19:
October 10 Incident: Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic assault logged on Mt. Misery Road, identifying Graciela Berenice Benavidez-Merlos, 31, as the victim of Assault by Strangulation.
October 15 Arrest: Alexander Wescott, 25, of Bolivia, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies and charged with felony Assault by Strangulation.
October 16 Arrest: Tabithia Ellis, 36, of Leland, was arrested by the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office for Assault by Strangulation.
October 19 Arrest: Dillon Sawin, 20, of Winnabow, was arrested by the Leland Police Department on charges of Assault by Strangulation.
All individuals named in this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Charges and case statuses may change as investigations and court proceedings continue.
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