John W. Barry, Poughkeepsie Journal

A 44-year-old Red Hook man is in Ulster County Jail following his arrest on charges of strangulation and abortion, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office said.

Thomas A. Pfeiffer, 44, was arrested Wednesday evening after deputies responded to a home in Rosendale for a 'no voice' 911 call, the Sheriff's Office said. Pfeiffer was involved in a violent dispute with a woman, strangled her and forced her to consume a pill that would cause an abortion, the Sheriff's Office said.

The victim suffered injuries to her throat and neck, the Sheriff's Office said. She was taken to Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston, treated and released. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office was assisted by Town of Rosendale police and the Ulster County District Attorney's Office.

Pfeiffer was charged with second-degree strangulation and second-degree abortion,both felonies; and third-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal mischief, misdemeanors, the Sheriff's Office said. He was sent to Ulster County Jail on $50,000 bail or $100,000 bond.