An Athens man accused of strangling his wife, who is deaf and mute, at Swan Creek fishing area is among 108 people recently indicted by the Limestone County grand jury.

Sylvester Smith Jr., 29, of 20005 Yarbrough Road, was initially charged with domestic violence (strangulation/suffocation) May 11 and formally charged by the grand jury Aug. 11, court records show.

According to a report filed in Limestone County District Court by Limestone County Sheriff’s Deputy Terry Johnson, he was dispatched to Madison Hospital emergency room on May 11 to investigate a possible domestic violence situation that occurred in Limestone County. He arrived at the hospital and determined both Smith and his wife, Kristin, were deaf and had speech impairments. He asked Kristin to write down what occurred. She wrote that she and Sylvester were near the Swan Creek fishing area when they became involved in an argument. She wrote that she tried to run away but Sylvester caught her, began strangling her and drug her to their car.

Johnson noticed marks around Kristin’s neck and marks and bruising on her left arm as well as marks, bruising and fingernail marks on her left thigh.

The deputy found Sylvester asleep in their car in the hospital parking lot and placed him under arrest for domestic violence (strangulation). He is one of 108 people recently indicted by the Limestone County grand jury on one or more charges. Members of the Limestone County District Attorney’s Office presented evidence to the grand jury and jurors made a determination as to whether the person should be formally charged with a crime.

Here are the names of those indicted on violence, sex offender, theft and miscellaneous cases. Those indicted on drug charges will run in Saturday’s edition of The News Courier.

Violence, sex offender cases

Terry Lee Cline, first-degree assault; Thomas Dewayne Davis, two counts violation of Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA); Exzavier Raylee Eaton, first-degree sodomy; Danielle Leah Edmondson, chemical endangerment of a child; Kenny William Gatlin, child abuse; Lendez Dontavio Hampton, first-degree robbery; Christina Gail Kimbrough, chemical endangerment of a child; Billy Eugene Kirby, SORNA violation; Scotty Dale Moss, chemical endangerment of a child; Cristian Vega Olayo, first-degree assault; Joel Edward Pepper, second-degree domestic violence; Charlotte Darlene Pickett, third-degree felony domestic violence (harassment); Cheryl Jean Ray, second-degree domestic violence; Julio Rodriguez Gonzalez, aggravated cruelty to animals; Leopoldo Rodriguez Jr., chemical endangerment of a child; Sylvester Smith Jr., domestic violence (strangulation/suffocation); and Loren Ward, chemical endangerment of a child.

Theft cases

Eric Michael Alban, third-degree burglary; J.L. Bailey, first-degree criminal mischief; Aaron August Bergmann, breaking and entering a vehicle; Ricky Vaughn Bullington, third-degree burglary; Michael Paul Coughlin, third-degree burglary; Lonnie Wayne Davis, third-degree burglary; Melissa Ann Fuller, third-degree burglary; Tatiana Marie Gali, third-degree theft of property; Russell Kent George, second-degree theft of property; Loyd Leon Heflin, first-degree theft of property; Phillip Wayne Holladay, second-degree theft of property; Felicia Hill Holloway, third-degree theft of property; Christina Lee Jarrett, first-degree possession of a forged instrument and third-degree burglary; Bradley Adam Jones, third-degree burglary; Jerry Dewayne Long, first-degree theft by deception; Chad Everett Malone, third-degree burglary; Lajarvis Cortez Malone, breaking and entering a vehicle; Christopher Brian Mears, third-degree burglary; Michael Ray Morris, two counts of third-degree burglary; Jessica Brooke Newman, first-degree theft of property; Bobby Gerald Peck Jr., receiving stolen property; Joseph Shane Perkins, third-degree burglary; Kimberly Tashea Redus, third-degree theft of property; Cathy Lynn Ridgeway, third-degree burglary; Crystal Dawn Russell, second-degree burglary; Lori Pendergrass Sconyers, fraudulent use of a credit/debit card; Timothy E. Siniard, third-degree burglary; Samantha L. Sissons, fraudulent use of a credit/debit card; Jamie Morris Stafford, possession of a forged instrument; Clifton Eugene Tatum, first-degree theft of property; Jaime Vazquez-Ramos, second-degree possession of a forged instrument; Dylan Wade Williams, third-degreee theft of property; Rosolyn S. Williams, first-degree theft of property; and Timothy Wayne Worthy, third-degree burglary.

Miscellaneous case

Basil Cortlan Hicks, promoting prison contraband.