The Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office has secured a conviction in a brutal domestic violence case, bringing justice to a woman who endured repeated assaults.
A jury found Jonathon Bailey Panter, 26, of Acworth, guilty on three of six charges, including two counts of family violence aggravated assault. The attacks occurred between February 13 and 18 of last year at a home in Cherokee County, where Panter and the victim had lived together for a short time.
According to investigators, the victim suffered severe injuries, with bruises and abrasions covering her body. She later told authorities that Panter had beaten her “half to death.” The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office became aware of the abuse after a friend took the injured woman to the hospital for treatment…