The Radford City Police Department reported Sunday afternoon that an investigation into a domestic abuse situation had been updated and changed to an investigation into the death of a juvenile.
The original report from the police department said that on Thursday, April 17, 2020, at approximately 2:12 a.m., units from the Radford City Police Department responded to an Emergency Medical Services call in reference to an unresponsive individual in the 100 block of Ninth Street.
The individual was subsequently transported by Radford Fire and Emergency Medical Services to the New River Valley Medical Center.
Radford City Police conducted an investigation and determined a domestic incident using a weapon had occurred. Warrants were obtained, and the Radford City Emergency Response
Team arrested Andrew Johnathan Byrd, age 33, of Radford at 8:25 a.m. without incident.
At the time, Byrd was charged with abduction, strangulation, and assault and battery of a household member and was remanded to the New River Valley Regional Jail with no bond.
