A 28-year-old Viroqua man faces three felony charges following a June 13 incident that left a woman battered and bruised.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Vernon County Circuit Court on June 19, Johnathan F. Turner is suspected of attacking a woman for approximately 10 minutes. During this time, the complaint says Turner prevented the woman from calling authorities and choked her until she was dizzy.

Turner has been charged with three felonies, including intimidation of a victim as a repeat offender, false imprisonment as a repeat offender and domestic-abuse related strangulation as a repeat offender. He also faces misdemeanor charges of domestic-abuse related battery as a repeat offender and domestic-abuse related disorderly conduct as a repeat offender.

Turner faces 22 years in prison and $45,000 in fines on the felony charges alone.

Turner currently is free on a $1,000 signature bond awaiting an initial appearance scheduled for June 29.

The Viroqua Police Department arrested Turner following the incident in downtown Viroqua, Saturday, June 13, at 9:14 p.m. Two officers responded to the scene where a woman had several visible scratches on her chest, back and both arms. She had red marks on her neck and bruises forming on her arms and face. The woman also had a contusion beginning to form along her hairline, above her right eye, that was swelling and turning purple.

The woman told officers she had been watching television when Turner came into the room and accused her of stealing money. An argument ensued and the woman said she told Turner she wanted to call the police. That’s when, the complaint says, Turner pinned her face-down on a bed and began to repeatedly strike her.

The woman said she had been beaten, kicked and choked. She said Turner took her cell phone away during the assault so she couldn’t call the authorities and that Turner blocked the door, preventing her from leaving. Officers found a broken lamp on the floor at the residence and the woman said she grabbed it and was swinging it at Turner in an attempt to get out of the room. The woman said Turner stopped, left the phone and exited the building, according to the complaint.

According to the complaint, Turner did not speak to officers, saying he’d talk about the incident in court.

Turner pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge in April. In May, he pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct and two charges of intentionally contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

In 2007, Turner was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, fourth offense. He was sentenced to 275 days in jail in that case.