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Man held at gunpoint, charged with battery

KAYE THORNBRUGH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 8 months AGO
by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Kaye Thornbrugh is a second-generation Kootenai County resident who has been with the Coeur d’Alene Press for six years. She primarily covers Kootenai County’s government, as well as law enforcement, the legal system and North Idaho College. | July 13, 2021 1:06 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — A man is being held on $200,000 bail after police said he choked a teenager and attacked his girlfriend, who then forced him to undress at gunpoint.

Ray A. Wing, 39, of Yacolt, Wash., is charged with domestic battery and injury to a child, both felonies.

He is also charged with a misdemeanor count of injury to a child.

Coeur d’Alene police responded Wednesday night to a short-term rental where Wing was staying with his girlfriend, as well as her children and several of the children’s friends.

The woman said she told Wing to leave the residence during an argument.

While packing his belongings, Wing reportedly threw open a closet door and hit the woman in the face. He then allegedly pushed her down.

Police said the woman’s lips were split and bloody when they arrived at the scene.

The woman’s teen daughter said Wing tackled her to the ground when she tried to stand up for her mom.

A teen boy who was also staying with the group allegedly tried to intervene. The boy told police Wing lunged at him and grabbed his throat.

At that point, the woman said, she retrieved her handgun and pointed it at Wing.

She said she ordered Wing to strip to his underwear because “he was wearing clothes she had bought him.”

She reportedly held Wing at gunpoint until he exited the residence.

Once outside, Wing allegedly grabbed the gun away from the woman while attempting to hug her.

He later gave the gun back, according to court documents.

When police arrived at the scene, Wing was outside, wearing only his underwear and shoes.

Police arrested Wing at the scene.

Magistrate Judge Anna Eckhart ordered Thursday that Wing be held on $200,000 bail.

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