Athens man indicted for allegedly raping wife

By Joe Johnson

A man who had been arrested following a domestic violence incident at his Marlin Street home earlier this year has been indicted for allegedly beating and raping his wife.

According to the indictment filed in Superior Court, 35-year-old Gregory McKinley Mulligan was charged with rape, two counts of aggravated assault, false imprisonment, possession of a controlled substance, and battery under the state Family Violence Act.

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 continues to be held without bail at the Clarke County Jail pending trial.

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