TOBY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A Clarion man is facing criminal charges for allegedly choking a woman during an argument, then smashing her glasses.

Court documents indicate the Clarion-based State Police filed criminal charges against 22-year-old Antonio Ramos Ruffner.

According to a criminal complaint, around 2:45 p.m. on May 30, Clarion-based State Police were dispatched to Southern Clarion County Ambulance Station in Toby Township.

Troopers then spoke to a know female victim who reported that she and Antonio Ruffner were in a verbal argument while traveling in the area of Monterey Road in Rimersburg, and the argument turned physical when Ruffner used his right hand to grab her throat, impeding her breathing, according to the complaint.

The troopers observed red marks on the victim’s neck, the complaint notes.

The victim told police she then got out of the vehicle and began walking away, but Ruffner continued following her in his vehicle. She reported Ruffner then stopped and got out of the vehicle and smashed her glasses. She then walked to the Southern Clarion County Ambulance Station and contacted state police.

Ruffner was located at a family member’s residence on Park Circle in Clarion Township and was taken into custody, the complaint states.

Ruffner was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Jeffrey C. Miller at 8:30 p.m. on May 30 on the following charges:

– Strangulation — Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck, Felony 2
– Simple Assault, Misdemeanor 2
– Harassment — Subject Other to Physical Contact, Summary

Unable to post $5,000.00 monetary bail, he was lodged in the Clarion County Jail.

He was released on June 1 on a surety posted by a professional bondsman.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, with Judge Miller presiding.