Aug. 12—Decatur police arrested a man Tuesday after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend the day before, according to a detective's affidavit. Lavell Demarcus Dent, 34, was charged with domestic ...

A Decatur man was charged with three counts of domestic violence on Monday for allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment, assaulting her and choking her with both hands, according to a ...

A Decatur man is jailed after police say he called them and said he had accidentally shot his girlfriend — who later died — on Valentine’s Day.

DECATUR — An “on again, off again” boyfriend repeatedly punched his girlfriend, stole her phone and, when she grabbed it back, smashed her television in an act of spite before fleeing, police report.