Florida man arrested on island he swam to after allegedly choking girlfriend, hitting her with bottle
Jeriel Joiner has been charged with aggravated battery, the Port Orange Police Department said. (Credit: Port Orange Police Dept. /TMX)
A Florida man was arrested and charged with aggravated battery after he allegedly hit his girlfriend in the head with a bottle of vodka, choked her and fled.
After using both his hands and a rope to attempt to choke her, bystanders who saw him chasing her were temporarily able to pin him to the ground "to prevent Joiner from causing more harm," the Port Orange Police Department said on social media.
Jeriel Joiner fled and swam to an island along the Intracoastal Waterway on the state’s Atlantic coast June 23, police said.
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Jeriel Joiner holds up his hands after being found by police. (Port Orange Police Department)
Body camera video shows officers being taken to the island on a Florida Fish and Wildlife boat and Joiner being arrested after he was found hiding inside a tent.
Joiner was found hiding inside a tent on the island. (Port Orange Police Department)
Joiner was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, domestic battery by strangulation and felony battery.
Police extensively searched the island before finding Joiner. (Port Orange Police Department)
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Police said Joiner’s girlfriend likely broke an arm during the confrontation.
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