23-year-old Soldier Quenton Jamal Brooks had a domestic altercation with his wife, Christy Sims, at their Burch Road apartment on the afternoon of August 21st. Sims told responding officers that she and Brooks started arguing over her phone when she arrived home. She said Brooks took her phone from her hands and put it in his pockets. Sims stated Brooks then grabbed her and threw her on the ground and couch. She stated Brooks also strangled her when she tried leaving. Sims explained that she had trouble breathing but maintained consciousness. The police observed a cut on her upper lip, redness around her neck, and left eye. When officers spoke with Brooks, he told them that he and Sims had a verbal dispute, during which he pushed her. Brooks was deemed the primary aggressor and was taken into custody for domestic assault.
