A Lowndes County man is behind bars after allegedly breaking into an ex-girlfriend’s house and choking her.
Deputies with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office arrested Adrian Gamory, Jr. 29, of 4156 Sand Road in Steens, the night of Feb. 17 shortly after he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s New Hope home, Capt. Ryan Rickert said.
According to Lowndes Justice Court documents, Gamory knocked on the door and, when the victim unlocked it, opened it and forced his way into the house. He allegedly grabbed the victim by the hair and dragged her across the floor, punching her and strangling her until she nearly lost consciousness. He allegedly told her he wanted to show her how easy it would be to kill her and her family, the documents indicate.
The victim was not seriously injured and did not need to go to a hospital, Rickert said, but strangling someone in a domestic dispute, by law, results in a felony domestic violence charge.
Gamory was charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling and aggravated domestic violence. He was also charged with cyberstalking in a separate case, in which he allegedly sent harassing messages to a different woman via text, email and Facebook at the end of January, according to court documents. The victim would block him on Facebook and he would create another account until the victim deleted her Facebook account and changed her phone number.
There was a warrant for cyberstalking out on Gamory when he allegedly assaulted the victim in New Hope, Rickert said.
Gamory’s bond for all three charges has been set at $22,500. He is still in custody.
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