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Columbia police arrest two after hotel assault

Two people are arrested after an assault at a Columbia hotel.

Police say a man got into an argument about drugs with Douglas Lee, 41 and Candace Cook, 38, both of Columbia, at the Best Western hotel on Clark Lane Monday at around 6 p.m. The victim told police he was hit in the face with a firearm, kicked and forced into a car, where he was taken to the hospital.

Lee is facing a third degree assault charge, while Cook was arrested for tampering with evidence.

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