Fort Wayne Woman Arrested For Strangulation, Domestic Battery
Staff Report

Samantha Rae Jauer
WARSAW — A Fort Wayne woman was arrested for allegedly battering and choking a woman.
Samantha Rae Jauer, 33, Fort Wayne, is charged with strangulation and domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, both level 6 felonies; and domestic battery, a class A misdemeanor.
On May 20, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a domestic complaint at a residence. A woman said Jauer attacked her.
According to court documents, Jauer placed her hands around the woman’s neck, pinned her to a wall, and punched her in the face. The deputy noticed abrasions around the woman’s neck and upper chest area, and dried blood around her mouth and nose area. Her eye was also bruised.
Jauer told police the woman injured herself and that she always wanted to try and get Jauer in trouble.
Jauer has already been arrested and released on bond. She has an initial hearing at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 26, in Kosciusko Superior Court Three.