Athens man charged with assaulting and raping wife

Mulligan

By Joe Johnson

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on charges that he raped his wife while assaulting her during a domestic violence incident at their home on Marlin Street.

In addition to rape, Gregory McKinley Mulligan is facing charges that include false imprisonment, aggravated assault, family violence battery, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to police, officers responded to Mulligan’s

home on March 10th to investigate reports from neighbors about hearing gunfire.

The 46-year-old victim told the officers that she and her husband had been arguing when Mulligan punched her in the face, and threw her to the ground, where he choked and raped her.

The woman tried calling for help but Mulligan grabbed away the phone and threw her to the ground again.

She was eventually able to call her son, police said, and when he arrived Mulligan met him outside and pointed a pistol at him,

The victim’s son then pulled out his own gun and fired in self-defense, sending a round just above Mulligan’s head.

Mulligan retreated back into the house then fled through a side door into the woods, where officers found and arrested him.

Police said that while searching the house for Mulligan’s gun officers found marijuana and methamphetamine.

He is being held without bail at the Clarke County Jail.

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