46-year-old Gregory Middleton had an altercation with his wife, Colette Hill-Middleton, at their apartment on May 7th. When officers arrived, they spoke with Hill-Middleton, who stated Claudia Mallison, her sister, sent her a picture of a Scoop Nashville post regarding Middleton’s recent arrest. When she notified him about it, it upset him, and he demanded to know who gave her the link, to which she eventually told him Mallison and her brother-in-law, who lives a few units down from them, had sent her the link. He went there to speak with his brother-in-law, but Mallison refused and kicked him out.
Middleton returned home, where his wife was lying in bed, and started an argument with her about the post. He then grabbed a bottle of water and poured it on her. Colette yelled at him, and he grabbed her leg and the back of her neck, forcing her into the fetal position. She threw the empty bottle of water at him, trying to get away from him, and Middleton let go of her and put his hands around her neck, strangling her for about a minute, causing her to struggle for breath.
When officers spoke with Middleton, he told them, “Nothing happened,” adding that their argument was strictly verbal. They spoke with Mallison, who confirmed Middleton had come to her apartment angrily and demanded to speak with her husband about the Scoop Nashville post. Middleton was deemed the primary aggressor and was placed under arrest. While being transported to booking, he urinated on himself in the back of the patrol vehicle. Middleton was taken into custody for domestic assault and vandalism of government property.
Gregory Middleton of Brentridge Place in Antioch, TN, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on May 7th, charged with vandalism and aggravated assault. He is free on a $5,500 bond.
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