A 10-year-old boy told officers that his uncle, Stephen M. Reese, 35, of West Chester, had choked him during an argument inside a home on the 300 block of Fox Hollow Lane around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, West Chester police said.
The victim claimed he was not able to breathe for a short period of time.
Reese was then arrested and charged with strangulation and simple assault, police said.
He was remanded to Chester County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail, records show.
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