Clinton man charged after woman beaten

Langley assault occurred last fall

A 33-year-old Clinton man is facing a felony assault charge after a woman was beaten in Langley last fall.

Andrew Damerau was charged Feb. 4 in Island County Superior Court with third-degree assault, a domestic violence charge. The charge is defined as causing “bodily harm accompanied by substantial pain that extended for a period sufficient to cause suffering.”

According to an Island County sheriff’s report, a deputy responded to a report of an assault at a Langley residence Sept. 15. A 34-year-old woman at the home said Damerau threw her to the ground several times, punched her in the arms and kicked her in the shin, the report states.

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The deputy wrote that the woman had a cut on her shin, a cut on the back of her head and black and blue marks all over her body.

A doctor later told the deputy that the woman had to have a series of treatments for more than a month because of the injuries, the report states.

The deputy wrote that Damerau admitted there was a physical confrontation between him and the woman, but he refused to talk about what happened.

If convicted of the charge, Damerau would face a standard sentencing range of one to three months in jail.