RIPLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Ripley man is facing multiple charges after deputies say he smeared dog feces on an individual with special needs during a domestic incident and later assaulted a deputy during booking.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Jackson County, deputies responded to a residence on Kelli Lane in Ripley around 12:06 a.m. on October 12, 2025, for a reported domestic disturbance.

Deputies said 51-year-old Joshua Patrick Fay picked up a piece of dog feces from the floor and smeared it on the face and mouth of the victim who was sitting at the kitchen table.

After Fay was taken into custody and brought to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies said he was placed against a wall to have his handcuffs removed.

When instructed to take off his jacket, Fay alleged

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