Man jailed for beating woman with hammer

Monday, Aug. 27, 2007

By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer

A Lenoir man has been jailed since the weekend after he beat a woman with a hammer, authorities said.

Marvin Clarence Chester Jr., 35, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and second-degree kidnapping, according to a release from the Lenoir Police Department.

Shortly before 11 p.m. Friday, Lenoir police responded to a domestic dispute on Columbus Street, authorities said. Officers heard screams coming from inside the home, according to the release.

When they went inside, police said, officers found Chester hitting 42-year-old Connie Jean Laws with a claw hammer. She was treated for injuries at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Her condition was not available Monday afternoon.

Chester was also charged on warrant for assault on a female and attempted larceny. He was being held at the Caldwell County jail Monday on no bond.


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