Female assaulted inside moving car

David Johnson assaulted and allegedly strangled his girlfriend inside a moving car at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

She claimed a verbal altercation had escalated into a physical fight, and that he had strangled her while the car was still in motion.

She said she stopped the car, and they continued to fight outside the car near State Road 45 and Leonard Springs Road.

Third-party witnesses in the area confirmed parts of the woman’s story.

Johnson, 22 years old, was charged with domestic battery and strangulation.

Sarah Zinn