Seth Fortner of St. Robert has been charged in Pulaski County Associate Circuit Court

Seth Fortner of St. Robert has been charged in Pulaski County Associate Circuit Court on charges of domestic assault, burglary, and kidnapping. Court documents allege that on May 21st, the defendant knowingly caused serious physical injury to another by strangling them and punching them repeatedly in the head and face. The assault is domestic in nature as the defendant and the victim had been in a continuing social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. Court documents further allege that on May 21st, the defendant had entered unlawfully into a structure possessed by the victim, with the purpose of stealing items wherein. The defendant had also knowingly restrained the victim and exposed her to a substantial risk of serious injury. Fortner pleaded not guilty to the charges. Judge Colin Long ordered Fortner to personally appear for a counsel status hearing and a preliminary hearing on July 10th.