Hopkinsville man arrested on strangulation charge

A Hopkinsville man was arrested on a felony strangulation charge after he allegedly assaulted his pregnant girlfriend Monday afternoon on Denzil Drive.

An arrest citation for 38-year old Kelvin Charles of Hopkinsville says the victim told officers that Charles shoved her into a wall and stairs and got behind her and wrapped his arm around her neck.

Hopkinsville police charged Charles with fourth-degree assault (dating violence) and second-degree strangulation.