A dead chicken was the apparent cause of an incident that landed a Union man in jail for allegedly attacking a woman.

Bruce Wayne White, 51, 307 Askew Circle, Union, is charged by the Union County Sheriff’s Office with assault and battery third-degree.

The incident report states deputies were dispatched to White’s residence Friday afternoon in reference to a domestic dispute. They were met in the yard by the complainant who said White had grabbed the victim around the neck and placed his hand over her nose and mouth area. The woman said White became angry because the victim’s dog had killed one of his chickens. She said he threatened to kill the dog and then kicked it.

This made the victim angry and she screamed at White to stop. The complainant said White then ran toward the victim, grabbed her around the neck with one arm and place his free hand over her face. The woman said she told him to let go of the victim but he wouldn’t. She said she tried to pull his hand off the victim’s face and he finally let go.

The responding deputies then went into the building and spoke with the victim who said after she yelled at White to quit kicking the dog he grabbed her around the face as if trying to smother her. She said the complainant tried to get White off of her but he would not let go until she screamed, “Call the police.”

The report states both women gave written statements about the incident and photos were taken of the victim’s injuries. The victim complained of pain around her right ear and had redness on her right arm which she said happened during the struggle. She said she wanted to press charges against White. He was taken into custody and transported to jail.

Incidents

The following incidents are being investigated by the Union Public Safety Department:

TV Stolen

A Bible dumped on the sidewalk by the thief or thieves who stole a TV set from a residence at 121 Hillside Drive sometime Friday night.

The incident report states the victim left his home around 3 p.m. Friday and when he returned just before 5 p.m. Saturday his 47-inch Audiovox 1080P LCD HD television set had been stolen. It appeared the thief or thieves had forced their way in through the back door and carried the TV out the same way. In the process they dumped the victim’s Bible which had been atop the TV and left on the sidewalk in back of his home.

Nothing else was missing from the house, though the victim said it appeared his mattress and some other items had been moved. The TV has an estimated value of $2,000.

Larceny From Automobile

A half-hour was apparently all the time it took for a thief or thieves to steal $620 worth of equipment from an unsecured vehicle.

The incident report states the theft occurred sometime between 11:15-11:45 p.m. Thursday. The victim said he and some friends went to get some gas and he left his belongings in his gold 1991 Honda Accord. The vehicle was not locked.

When he returned he was putting something in his trunk when he noticed his two 10-inch Bose speakers and box were missing. He searched the rest of his vehicle and discovered his Sony Explode CD Player was missing along with his 500 watt Street Edge amplifier. Also missing was an XBox Live membership card and a XBox Live Points card.

Breathing Machine Stolen

A C-Pap breathing machine was the target of a thief who stole it off the front porch of Apt. 13-D at 726 Rice Avenue Extenion, Union, sometime between 7 a.m. July 26 and noon July 28. The victim said she placed the machine on her porch while work was being done on her apartment. The machine cost approximately $800.

Widows Smashed

A man was asleep at his home at 200 Erwin Ave. around 4:30 a.m. Friday when he was awakened by three loud noises from outside his bedroom window. When he went outside to see what had happened he discovered the outside pane of his double-paned window were broken with what appeared to be a blunt object. The incident report states the damage was estimated at $200.

Arrests

The following persons were arrested by the sheriff’s office:

Arthur Bruce Wynn, 53, 307 Starr Ridge Road, Gaffney, charged Saturday with breach of peace.

Jerry Douglas Mobley, 44, 1838 Santuc Drive, Carlisle, charged Sunday with breach of peace.

Reggie Demon Mobley, 31, 1830 Santuc Drive, Carlisle, charged Sunday with breach of peace.

Debra Ann Jeter, 47, 573 Pinckney St., Carlisle, charged Sunday with disorderly conduct.

The following persons were arrested by the public safety department:

James Kevin Gault, 24, 400 N. Church St., Union, charged Friday with trespass.

LeKay Nichole Rogers, 23, 1405 Peach Orchard Road, Union, charged Friday with driving under suspension first offense and expired tag.

Richard Demon Thomas, 34, 319 W. Henrietta St., Union, charged Saturday with driving under suspension third offense and seatbelt violation.

Bradley Lavon Fowler, 39, 256 Rigby Ave., Spartanburg, charged Saturday with driving under the influence, driving under suspension second offense and false information.

Misty Lee Romero, 30, 459 Bennett Circle, Woodruff, charged Sunday with disorderly conduct (public drunk).

Ray Keith Freeman, 49, 1300 S. Pinckney St., Apt. 207, Union, charged Saturday with driving under suspension, failure to surrender tag and no proof of insurance.