Pierceton Man Arrested In Domestic Incident
Staff Report
PIERCETON — A Pierceton man was arrested after allegedly battering and choking a woman.
Shiloh Lee Steiner, 46, 2397 S. 500E, Pierceton, is charged with domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury and strangulation, both level 6 felonies.
On Dec. 7, 2021, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to a domestic battery report at the Pierceton Police Department. When the deputy arrived, he spoke with a woman who said she had been in a domestic dispute with Steiner.
According to court documents, the woman said she and Steiner had been arguing for seven days in a row. She also said Steiner had been physical with her on at least three occasions.
The woman said their argument on Dec. 7, 2021, started out as just verbal but became physical when Steiner allegedly grabbed her by the throat with both hands and began to squeeze her neck. He also pushed the woman against a dresser while choking her.
The woman was able to run from the scene and contact police. The deputy noticed marks on the woman’s neck that were red, swollen and discolored. The woman’s neck appeared to have red irritation marks from a hand or fingers. She also had red abrasions on her left shoulder, right bicep, and back.
Steiner has an initial hearing at 11 a.m. Feb. 28, in Kosciusko Superior Court One.