Fort Myers, FL – A Lee County man was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly placing a sleeping child in a chokehold inside an East Lee County home.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies took 27-year-old Dominic Fisher into custody on two counts of aggravated child abuse. Authorities said video surveillance from the child’s room shows Fisher entering while the child was asleep, wrapping his arm around the child’s neck, and holding the choke for several seconds.
Sheriff Carmine Marceno described the footage as “beyond disturbing” and said his office will pursue the “harshest penalties possible” in the case.
The sheriff’s office reported that the child is expected to make a full physical recovery. No motive has been provided for Fisher’s alleged actions.
Deputies said the investigation remains active, and Fisher is being held while awaiting his first court appearance.
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