A Butler man is accused of lifting a woman into the air by her throat after an altercation in Oakland Township, according to Saxonburg police.

Lee Allen Yeager was charged Friday, Aug. 7, with one felony count each of strangulation and aggravated assault following a July 21 incident.

Police responded Aug. 3 to a Chicora Road residence and spoke with the alleged victim. The woman told police following an altercation July 21, Yeager lifted her by the throat and pinned her against the front door. The woman said her feet were off the ground and she was unable to breath for about 10 seconds, police said. The woman said she had bruising around her neck and jaw after the incident.

The woman obtained a protection from abuse order against Yeager Monday.

Yeager is being held in Butler County Prison on $25,000 bail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. Aug. 25 before District Judge Lewis Stoughton.