AIKEN, S.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A South Carolina judge set a $20,000 bond for a state representative charged with assaulting his wife and pointing a gun at her during the domestic dispute.
S.C. State Rep. Chris Corley, 36, was charged with felony charges of domestic dispute and presenting firearms at a person after an incident at his family's home Monday night. The Aiken, S.C., Standard reported the incident began when Corley's wife accused him of cheating. She told deputies during the fight, which took place while the couple's two children were home, he punched her in the face and pointed a handgun at her while threatening to kill her.