Sweet Springs man charged with domestic assault

Friday, November 6, 2009
By KATHY FAIRCHILD/Staff Writer

Matthew Lee Cloyd, 25, of Sweet Springs, was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 4, and charged with class A misdemeanor domestic assault in the third degree, according to an incident report filed by Sweet Springs police.

The report alleges Cloyd assaulted a woman in his home by dragging her by the hair and throwing her against a wall, causing a hole in the sheetrock and then attempted to strangle her. The report says Cloyd threw the victim into the yard and slammed the door shut on her foot when she attempted to come back into the house.

This is Cloyd's second arrest for assault. According to online court records, he pleaded guilty to simple assault in 2005 and was fined $100, in addition to serving 30 days in jail and a two-year term of probation.

Cloyd posted a $1,500 cash or surety bond and was released Nov. 5; no court appearance has been scheduled.

Charges contained in reports provided by law enforcement officials are not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting charges must be presented before a jury, whose duty is to determine if the accused is guilty or not guilty of the charges.

Contact Kathy Fairchild at marshallhealth@socket.net

Comments

Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on marshallnews.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.

A woman should never have to be bet i hope he get's a long time in jail

-- Posted by aah on Fri, Nov 6, 2009, at 2:31 PM