Former Macon County deputy charged with domestic assault
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A former Macon County Sheriff’s deputy was charged on Thursday with several felonies after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend.
Brody Clarence Lewis, 26, of Tina, Missouri, was charged in Macon County with second-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor fourth-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set.
According to the probable cause statement, the Missouri State Highway Patrol was notified by the Macon County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday that Lewis was accused of assaulting his girlfriend. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office asked MSHP to investigate the claims. Law enforcement met with the woman at Troop B headquarters and she had several bruises.
Lewis is described as a deputy in the probable cause statement, but is referred to as a former deputy in a Missouri State Highway Patrol press release. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office also shared the release on its social media.
The woman allegedly told troopers that she had fought off multiple assaults from Lewis since December, including 10-15 times over the past three weeks.
She allegedly described a February encounter where Lewis called her a demeaning name, she slapped him and he choked her, court documents say. She allegedly said that he also pointed a gun at her “in an angry and threatening manner” up to five times and also threatened to kill himself at least once, the statement says.
Lewis allegedly assaulted the woman on Monday after learning items from the woman’s previous relationship were in her home, the statement says. Lewis allegedly punched the victim in the back of her head and kicked her in her back, the statement says. The victim told law enforcement that she was afraid Lewis would kill her while he kneeled on her, court documents say.
An incident where Lewis threatened the woman with a baton was also described in court documents.