Man charged with 2 felonies after allegedly assaulting woman in Morgan County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Barnett man has been charged with two felonies after authorities claim he assaulted a woman last month.

Williams Simms, 29, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond and a court date has not been scheduled.

The probable cause statement says police were called on Dec. 10 for a reported assault. Simms allegedly had been arguing with the since the night before and accused her of being with another person, the statement says.

Court documents say Simms dragged the victim, threw her down multiple times and hit and strangled her before holding a knife to the victim’s throat.

The victim allegedly ran away to a neighbor’s residence to get away from Simms and call law enforcement.