Man arrested for cutting woman’s throat:
A warrant for first degree domestic assault with serious
physical injury, and armed criminal action has been issued for Arren Lee McDermott,
33, of Nevada. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, McDermott was
arrested Friday afternoon after Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance
on county road 1200. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, McDermott
is believed to have assaulted a female in the residence, cutting her throat
multiple times, as well as multiple cuts to her face, chest, and back. The
female victim was transported to a staging area near Deerfield by EMS where she
was then transported by helicopter to Freeman Hospital in Joplin. Sheriff
Mosher would not release the name of the victim but said she was in stable
condition.
The Sheriff said Detectives from the Sheriff’s Office were
called out to process the crime scene shortly after deputies arrived on scene, and
a victim’s advocate from the Moss House in Nevada was also contacted late
Friday night to offer assistance to the victim. McDermott is being held in the
Vernon County Jail on $250,000 cash only bond that was issued by the 28th
Judicial Circuit Court early Saturday morning.
