Man Arrested at Quality Inn for Domestic Battery

Jimmy E. Spears, 46, was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with domestic battery by a convicted batterer and property damage. 

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies responded to the Quality Inn after getting calls about a domestic incident. 

During an argument about cheating, Spears reportedly strangled the victim and said, “I’m going to kill you.” Spears also threw the victim’s phone, causing it to break. 

Spears admitted to breaking the victim’s phone and a lamp but denied strangling her. 

A Quality Inn guest staying in a room adjacent to the victim’s room reported hearing banging before seeing the victim come outside with a bruised neck. 

Spears was convicted out of Suwannee County in a 2012 battery case.

Spears' bond is set at $55,000.