A Smithville man accused of threatening his wife with a knife on two separate occasions was indicted by the Grand Jury Monday with aggravated kidnapping, domestic assault and two counts of aggravated assault.
38 year old Steven Anthony Nelson of Allen Street will be arraigned in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Monday, April 11.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Saturday, December 5, 2015 after becoming concerned for her safety, Nelson’s wife called 911. Nelson allegedly held a knife on her and said he would kill her if she made a sound when the deputy arrived.
The indictment alleges that Nelson unlawfully and knowingly removed or confined the victim so as to interfere substantially with her liberty and accomplished this with a deadly weapon, to wit: a knife or by display of any article used or fashioned to lead the victim to reasonably believe it to be a deadly weapon, constituting the offense of aggravated kidnapping.
Less than three months before on September 19, Nelson’s wife reported a separate incident to the Sheriff’s Department. According to a detective, the woman said that at around 6:00 p.m. that night she and Nelson began arguing and that he grabbed and threw her to the ground. Nelson allegedly hit her several times while she was on the ground, tried to strangle her and then threatened her with a knife. After the assault, the woman left home and went to Mapco Express and got help.
Count one of the indictment in this case alleges that Nelson intentionally or knowingly caused the victim to reasonably fear imminent bodily injury and Nelson attempted or intended to cause bodily injury to her by strangulation, constituting the offense of aggravated assault.
Count two claims that Nelson intentionally or knowingly engaged in conduct which caused the victim to reasonably fear imminent bodily injury, said offense being committed with a deadly weapon, to-wit: a knife, constituting the offense of aggravated assault.
Count three of the indictment alleges that Nelson knowingly caused the victim, a family or household member of Nelson to reasonably fear imminent bodily injury, constituting the offense of domestic assault
Both cases were investigated by Sheriff’s Department Detectives.
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