LOVELY, Ky. — A Martin County man is in jail after his wife told police he choked her and hit her with a flashlight.

Police were dispatched to River Front Road in Lovely just after 10 Sunday night over a report of a domestic violence incident in progress. When they arrived, the found Amos Evans, 48, and his wife standing in the driveway by a van that was stuck.

After separating the two, the woman told police she and her husband were arguing, when she said Evans grabbed her by the chin and neck and began choking her. The woman estimated that the choking lasted about two minutes, and then he grabbed a metal flashlight and began beating the van’s windshield with it. She said after he damaged the windshield, he allegedly hit her over the head with the flashlight three times.

The police report notes the woman had visible red marks on her neck and chin, as well as a large knot on top of her head.

Evans was arrested and charged with first-degree strangulation and second-degree assault. Both charges are felonies, with the assault charge being the most serious, carrying a potential prison sentence of 5-to-10 years.

Evans continues to be held in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville.