«Breaking News» Man accused of using a leash to walk wife with dementia around county fair

Walter William Wolford Sr (pictured) has been charged with assault after witnesses allege he walked his wife around a fair on a leash and yanked at it harshly when she drifted away from him, hurting her neck

A man has been charged with assault after walking around the York county fair with his wife on a leash.

Police allege Walter William Wolford Sr, 66, of Hagerstown, Pennsylvania, caused his wife Catherine's head to snap back and left red marks around her neck after tugging at the red nylon leash when she walked too far away.

But Wolford told police the woman had late-stage dementia and had wandered off before when officers confronted him on Saturday, the York Daily Record reported.

He also claimed the eight-foot leash was initially secured around her waist but had moved up over the course of the day.

'Walter told me he originally placed the leash around her waist, but somehow it had moved up around her neck and when she walked away from him and all of the slack became taut, he "gently tugged on the leash so she would stop",' charging documents say.

But a witness claimed to police Wolford had 'yanked' the leash, causing Catherine to be pulled back and to sustain red marks on her neck.  

Wolford's wife has early onset dementia, and was given just two years to live in 2013. 

Police also noted Catherine was 'very disoriented, did not know where she was, her own name, and spoke in gibberish' in their report.

Officers spoke to Wolford's son, Walter Wolford Jr, who they report did not say much, but claimed his father was not abusive to his mother. 

On Facebook posts reporting his father's charges, Wolford's son referred to it as a 'gross misunderstanding', and said people should feel bad for his father.

Wolford was released from jail on a $5,000 bond, and will appear in court on October 18.   

Wolford, 66, claims his wife suffers late-stage dementia and he was only trying to stop himself from losing her. Police noted the woman was confused and disoriented when they tried to speak to her (pictured: the York fair)

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Walter William Wolford Sr (pictured) has been charged with assault after witnesses allege he walked his wife around a fair on a leash and yanked at it harshly when she drifted away from him, hurting her neck

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