Overview
- Devon Horton appeared before Judge S. Derek Johnson-Gage and received a $20,000 bond on aggravated assault and a $5,000 bond on third-degree cruelty to children, with no in-person contact allowed with his wife.
- Prosecutors said Horton choked the victim for about 10 seconds, causing her to nearly lose consciousness, and argued he posed a significant risk after he admitted grabbing her by the neck.
- The victim addressed the court via Zoom, asked for Horton’s release, said she was never fearful and that the children were not in danger, and noted she did not place the 911 call.
- The judge allowed Horton to see his children but required that all exchanges be handled by a third party following his Saturday arrest at the family’s Smoke Rise home on charges including aggravated assault — strangulation.
- Horton previously pleaded not guilty to a 17-count federal indictment in Chicago alleging kickbacks and misuse of school funds, while the DeKalb school district said the reported arrest is unrelated to district business and his attorney said his wife does not want charges pursued.