Warrant: Garden Lakes man tried to strangle woman

He is also charged in another incident a day earlier.

A Garden Lakes man arrested on a felony assault warrant was in jail without bond Thursday.

According to Floyd County Jail records:

Devon Jaleel Booker, 24, of 129 Benton Drive, is accused of pushing a woman onto a bed on Aug. 29 and grabbing her by the throat in an attempt to strangle her. He’s charged with aggravated assault.

Booker also is charged with misdemeanor battery in an Aug. 28 incident in which he punched a man in the face, causing a bloody lip and a black eye.

Additional charges in Steel King fight

A Rome man accused of punching and trying to strangle another man at Steel King Industries was additionally charged with endangering witnesses.

According to Floyd County Jail records:

James Nelson Neal, 51, of 306 Kingston Ave., was already facing aggravated assault and battery charges following a Wednesday afternoon fight in the plant at 30 Industrial Blvd.

Neal is additionally charged with felony aggravated battery and the misdemeanors disorderly conduct and reckless conduct. He remained in jail without bond Thursday.

Police said Neal also dropped an 80-pound guard rail post on the victim, causing a concussion, and “placed every witness in substantial danger.”

One witness was also struck while trying to stop the fight.