Patch Batavia, IL --A North Aurora man has been charged with domestic battery and interference reporting a domestic battery after an incident Sunday in which police say he choked and threatened to kill his wife.
North Aurora police reported to the 200 block of Magnolia Drive around 10:29 a.m. Sunday, March 3, for a report of a domestic dispute and spoke with a woman, who said her husband, Anthony J. Scotti, 35, had fled the scene in a vehicle after pushing her to the ground, choking her and threatening her life.
Scotti later turned himself in to the North Aurora Police Department, police said, and was booked and charged with the following Class A misdemeanors: one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm and one count of interference with reporting of domestic violence.
Scotti was taken to bond court at the Aurora Branch Court, 1200 E. Indian Trial, Aurora, Monday morning, and bond was set at $4,000, reports said.
Scotti was transferred to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.
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