October 4, 2022 9:30 a.m. 

A Tenmile man was jailed for an alleged strangulation incident, by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on Monday.

A DCSO report said just before 11:30 a.m. deputies responded after a caller said there was a disturbance in the 600 block of Tenmile Valley Road. Once on the scene, a deputy allegedly observed 56-year old Martin Kennedy holding a victim in a choke hold. He was detained and later arrested for choking and throwing the victim during the course of the incident. Kennedy allegedly admitted to possessing less than one gram of methamphetamine before he was taken to corrections.

Kennedy was charged with strangulation, fourth-degree assault, and for a violation amount of meth. He was jailed without bail.