Pretrial Detention Denied For Man Charged With Domestic Battery

Vincent Donnell Peterson, 64, was arrested on Friday and charged with domestic battery by strangulation and hindering 911 communications. 

The arrest report states Peterson kneeled on the victim’s neck and grabbed her phone after she said she was going to call the police.

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Deputy Tommy White Jr. reported that Peterson said the victim was “making this all up” despite her having injuries consistent with the allegations. 

Peterson has 28 felony adjudications, with four being violent. 

The State Attorney's Office filed a motion of pretrial detention on Peterson but Judge James Colaw denied it and set the bond at $100,000.