A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent remains behind bars after prosecutors successfully argued he should not be granted bond following an alleged attack on a woman in Cincinnati.
Samuel Saxon, 47, allegedly put a woman who lives with him in a chokehold, “causing serious physical harm,” according to Hamilton County court records. Police say the attack left visible bruising around the victim’s neck.
Cincinnati police arrested Saxon over the weekend on charges of felonious assault, strangulation, and domestic violence. He was booked into the county jail just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday and remains behind bars, local NBC affiliate WLWT-5 News reported.
The assault reportedly happened Friday in the hallway of an apartment building on Eden Avenue near the University of Cincinnati. Witnesses told police they saw Saxon put the woman in a chokehold, causing the injuries documented in the affidavit filed in Hamilton County Municipal Court.
Authorities also noted a disturbing history at Saxon’s residence: 22 calls to police over the past year and a half.
During a Monday hearing, Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Samantha Silverstein set bond for the strangulation and domestic violence charges but agreed with prosecutors that Saxon should remain jailed without bond on the felonious assault count. His next court date is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday.
Saxon’s attorney declined to comment, and ICE officials have not responded to questions about his employment or current job title.
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