New Lenox Man Accused Of Strangling, Threatening Woman With Knife: PD

NEW LENOX, IL — A New Lenox man accused of strangling a woman and threatening her with a knife remains jailed in Will County as he awaits his next court date.

New Lenox police were called Feb. 21 to a residence on Edgeview Drive for a domestic battery call. A woman told police that a man had strangled and threatened her with a knife. The woman told police the man—identified as Louwon Scott, 24—had "pushed her to the floor, punched them in the head and strangled them with both hands for several seconds," according to police reports.

The two know each other, and the woman identified her attacker to police, police said.

She was evaluated by paramedics but refused further treatment.

Scott was charged with three counts of domestic battery, and one count of aggravated assault/use of a deadly weapon.

In a motion to deny pretrial release, the Will County State's Attorney argued that Scott poses a flight risk, and is a danger to the community. The incident, the State's Attorney's Office said, occurred with children aged 2 and 4 years old present at the home.

The Will County Sheriff's website lists the charges as misdemeanors; the motion to deny pretrial release notes that Scott is charged with a felony.

Scott was ordered to remain in custody until his next court date; he is set to appear Monday, March 3.