Staff Report

Austin Lee King

CLAYPOOL — A Claypool man was arrested for allegedly battering a woman.

Austin Lee King, 33, 517 E. 800S, Claypool, is charged with strangulation and domestic battery with a prior conviction, both level 6 felonies; and domestic battery, a class A misdemeanor.

On May 13, 2024, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a report of a fight at a Claypool residence involving King and Ashlee Brown.

According to court documents, Brown said King choked her out and threw her on a bed. The deputy noticed red marks on Brown’s neck.

King said he and Brown were both intoxicated and argued. He said Brown put her hands on him, leading King to put his hands up and hit Brown’s neck. The deputy noticed visible marks and slight swelling around King’s left eye.

King was previously convicted of domestic battery in Whitley County in December 2018.

Brown was sentenced for misdemeanor domestic battery in this case in July 2024. She received a one-year suspended sentence.

King has already been arrested and released on bond in this case. He has an initial hearing at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Kosciusko Superior Court Three.