A Marion County man who was upset about his girlfriend talking to another man is facing a felony battery charge after he allegedly grabbed her by the neck and choked her.
On Sunday, June 22, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a local residence in reference to a battery incident. Upon arrival, the female victim told the deputy that her boyfriend, 34-year-old Warren Dale Madden, Jr., had choked her after he became upset that she had talked to another man earlier that day, according to the arrest report.
The victim stated that Madden began arguing with her while at a relative’s home, and the verbal altercation continued until they returned to the incident location. Madden then allegedly grabbed her by the neck with his right hand in an aggressive manner, which caused her to fall to her knees…