Randolph County man charged after allegedly hitting woman with a gun

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Randolph County man is behind bars after he was accused of hitting a woman with a gun on Tuesday morning.

Tracy McLemore, 28, of Renick, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $20,000 bond. A court date has not been set.

According to the probable cause statement, Randolph County Sheriff's deputies were called to a domestic disturbance at 1:36 a.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, they spoke to a woman with swelling under her eye and scratch marks on her neck and arms, the statement says..

Police wrote the woman said that McLemore allegedly cut power to the home so the security cameras would not work. McLemore then came in and began yelling before pulling out a gun and pointing it at her, court documents say.

Court documents say the woman and McLemore fought over the gun and the gun going off. McLemore allegedly hit the woman in the head and face with the weapon, the statement says. The woman allegedly said she was choked on several occasions, according to the court documents.