A man was arrested Sunday on one count of felony malicious assault following an alleged domestic incident at Wheeling Station, Ohio County Sheriff Nelson Croft said.

Jacob Davidson, 29, remained in Northern Regional Jail as of Monday afternoon on that charge and on $25,000 bond, Croft said.

Croft said Ohio County Sheriff’s deputies received a call Sunday morning from Wheeling Station Apartments on an alleged domestic incident and, when they arrived, they found the alleged victim bloody with numerous injuries to her face. She told deputies that her boyfriend had beaten her in the face and prevented her from calling 911 before fleeing the scene.

The alleged victim was taken to WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital while deputies started searching for the suspect. Davidson eventually made contact

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