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DECATUR â Police said a Decatur woman was strangled by her boyfriend to the point where she âurinated herself and saw starsâ before the man tried to stuff the screaming woman into a plastic tote in the yard of her home.
A sworn affidavit from Decatur police said the 42-year-old girlfriend was attacked the evening of May 5 after getting into an argument âover an extension cord in the backyard.â
The girlfriend, who described being in an on-and-off relationship with her boyfriend for two years, said the violence began with him pushing her around the house and then onto a couch.
â(She) stated (he) grabbed and squeezed the front of her neck with one hand while she was on the couch,â said Officer Kristina Kemnitz, who signed the affidavit. âShe advised it was difficult for her to breathe and he held his grip until she urinated herself and âsaw stars.ââ
Timothy W. Smith
Timothy W. Smith pleaded not guilty April 1 to two charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving a girl under the age of 15 and a charge of domestic battery involving physical contact against the same victim.
Bryan C. McGee
Bryan C. McGee was sentenced to 18 months in prison for possession of a stolen handgun after accepting a plea deal. A judge dismissed one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.Â
Justin D. Tate
Police say Justin D. Tate picked up a runaway 14-year-old girl and force-fed her methamphetamine before making her perform sex acts and then raping her. He was arrested March 24.