A judge found an Algonquin man guilty of attacking his wife and strangling her after they began arguing over a television in their home in Algonquin.
Khumoyun Ermatov, 33, of Algonquin, was charged in June 2022 with aggravated domestic battery and two counts of domestic battery.
The Algonquin Police Department responded on June 11, 2022, to Ermatov’s residence in the 4600 block of Whitehall Court for a domestic disturbance.
Prosecutors said officers met with the victim, Ermatov’s wife, who told officers that she and her husband had been involved in an argument.
The two were arguing over a television in their bedroom.
Ermatov grabbed the woman during the argument and pushed her onto their bed, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Ermatov strangled his wife while they were on the bed, causing her to feel dizzy and suffer from shortness of breath.
Officers observed marks on the woman’s neck and shoulder consistent with her statements.
A bench trial began on July 26 and was later concluded on August 10.
McHenry County Judge Tiffany Davis announced her decision in the case during a hearing on August 25.
Davis found Ermatov, who was represented by three different law firms, guilty of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor.
Davis revoked the man’s bond and remanded him to the McHenry County Jail.
He faces three to seven years in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 27.