SEDALIA, Mo - A Sedalia man made his initial court appearance in Pettis County this morning following a domestic assault over the holiday weekend.

According to a probable cause statement, Sedalia Police were dispatched Friday afternoon to a reported hostage situation. The female victim had escaped the situation and was able to speak with responding officers.

She reported that her ex-boyfriend Donald Ray Knox Jr. had requested to speak with her Thursday night and she initially refused. Knox proceeded to pepper spray a neighbor resulting in the victim driving him back to his residence. When they arrived at Knox's residence they argued and he then assaulted her resulting in damage. After staying the night at Knox's residence, he proceeded to assault her again by punching, whipping, stra

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