Assault leads to domestic, child endangerment charges
June 27, 2018
Charlea Estes-Jones
A Shell Knob man is in custody and charged with domestic assault after allegedly attacking his girlfriend while she held her baby and grabbing her older child. Mathew David Whittenburg, 31, of Shell Knob, is charged with domestic assault in the second degree and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child creating a substantial risk as a first offense.
According to affidavits of probable cause by the Barry County Sheriff's Department, they were dispatched to a domestic disturbance on June 24 at a residence on Farm Road 1227 in Shell Knob. The victim stated Whittenburg choked her with one hand to where she could almost not breathe while she was holding her one year old baby. Whittenburg then allegedly grabbed her face and made threats before she was able to get away to check on the other children who were at a neighbor's house.
The victim said Whittenburg then yelled at her 11 year old child, grabbed him by the arm and "slung him in the truck."
Officers observed red marks on the victim's neck and chest as well as scratches. The 11 year old also had a red mark on his back.
Whittenburg claimed he may have "shoved" the victim but did not hit her.
Whittenburg is currently being held in the Barry County Jail in lieu of a $30,000 cash-only bond.
Charlea Estes-Jones
A Shell Knob man is in custody and charged with domestic assault after allegedly attacking his girlfriend while she held her baby and grabbing her older child. Mathew David Whittenburg, 31, of Shell Knob, is charged with domestic assault in the second degree and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child creating a substantial risk as a first offense.
According to affidavits of probable cause by the Barry County Sheriff's Department, they were dispatched to a domestic disturbance on June 24 at a residence on Farm Road 1227 in Shell Knob. The victim stated Whittenburg choked her with one hand to where she could almost not breathe while she was holding her one year old baby. Whittenburg then allegedly grabbed her face and made threats before she was able to get away to check on the other children who were at a neighbor's house.
The victim said Whittenburg then yelled at her 11 year old child, grabbed him by the arm and "slung him in the truck."
Officers observed red marks on the victim's neck and chest as well as scratches. The 11 year old also had a red mark on his back.
Whittenburg claimed he may have "shoved" the victim but did not hit her.
Whittenburg is currently being held in the Barry County Jail in lieu of a $30,000 cash-only bond.