MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A Marion County man is headed to prison after a digital trail of evidence, and a child’s intervention sealed his fate in a domestic violence trial this week. State Attorney Bill Gladson’s office announced today that 38-year-old Kevin Thomas McDonough was found guilty of domestic battery by strangulation following a swift one-day jury trial on March 24, 2026.
The case against McDonough unfolded almost by accident. Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies were on-site responding to an unrelated call for service when the victim seized the opportunity to report the abuse.
According to investigators, the victim informed deputies that a heated argument had turned physical, claiming McDonough had choked them during the confrontation…