Man placed on probation, ordered to go to domestic violence court
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AMMON — An Ammon man is on probation after reaching a plea agreement in a domestic violence case.
Travis Lynn Wheeler, 38, was placed on a two years probation on June 24 after pleading guilty to misdemeanor domestic battery. Court records show Magistrate Judge Kent Gauchay also ordered Wheeler to apply for a domestic violence specialty court for treatment.
As part of a plea agreement made with Bonneville County prosecutors, a felony charge of attempted strangulation and misdemeanor charges of violating a protection order, malicious injury to property, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia were dropped.
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The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office arrested Wheeler in May after a woman reported Wheeler attacked her inside her home. Court records show Wheeler had protection in order in place intending to keep him from seeing the woman.
Despite a motion to have the no-contact order lifted, Gauchay ordered it stay in place.