ARREST GRAPHIC

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MILTON, Del. - The Milton Police Department has announced the arrest of a 23-year-old man on multiple charges including strangulation and assault.

Milton Police say they were called to a home on Tilney Street on Sept. 5 just before 3 a.m. on reports of an assault involving a weapon. There, police arrested 23-year-old Brandon Barto. 

Barto was issued a no contact order with the victim and was taken to Sussex County Correctional Institution on $72,000 cash bail. according to police. He has been charged with the following:

-Strangulation or Suffocation (Felony) 

-Assault in the Second Degree (Felony) 

-Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree (Felony)

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Sean joined WBOC as Digital Content Producer in February 2023. Originally from New Jersey, Sean graduated from Rutgers University with bachelor’s degrees in East Asian Studies and Religion. He has lived in New York, California, and Virginia before he and his wife finally found a place to permanently call home in Maryland. With family in Laurel, Ocean Pines, Berlin, and Captain’s Cove, Sean has deep ties to the Eastern Shore and is thrilled to be working at WBOC serving the community.

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