STARKE—A 54-year-old Starke man was sentenced to 30 months’ probation after pleading to pushing and choking his ex.
Walter Jarrod Davis pleaded to felony domestic battery by strangulation.
According to a July 18 arrest report, the victim told deputies that after a one-month relationship, she and the defendant had been apart for three weeks and that Davis had been texting her all day requesting a meeting.
“(The victim) told him there was nothing to talk about, and she did not want to have a relationship with him,” wrote Corporal James Swaggerty in the report.
At around 9:30 p.m., Davis appeared at the woman’s door wanting to talk, but the victim rebuffed his requests.
“Walter grabbed (the victim) by the arms and shoved her into a wooden post on her front porch,” wrote the officer. “Walter then picked up (the victim), put her over his shoulder, and attempted to put her in his car.”
The female stated that after she successfully prevented Davis from placing her in the vehicle, the defendant put his hands around her neck and started choking her. He then threatened to damage the woman’s car if she continued to refuse him and fled the scene.
