CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A 61-year-old Charleston County man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he was found guilty of assaulting his girlfriend during an altercation.

Richard Hunter Bottoms was charged with second-degree domestic violence for an incident that happened in 2024.

It was revealed during a one-day trial that the victim went to the Charleston Police Department on September 11, 2024, to report that she had been assaulted by Bottoms the day before.

Bottoms, who was her live-in boyfriend of six years, came into the house angry and accused her of having an affair with a neighbor. After the victim denied the allegations, Bottoms assaulted her.

“He screamed in her face, grabbed her arms, and attempted to pull her to the ground. The friction from Bottoms pulli

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