GRANITE CITY – Cases of battery and domestic battery filed across Madison County involve two instances of domestic strangulation and an individual reportedly attacked with a brick.Alberto A. Araujo, 31, of St. Louis, was charged on Nov. 4, 2025 with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated domestic battery. Araujo allegedly intentionally strangled a family or household member on Sept. 28, 2025.The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office filed petition to deny Araujo’s pretrial release from custody in this case. According to the petition, the victim showed responding officers a bruise on her arm and stated Araujo struck her on the arm and strangled her while they were at a friend’s house.The Granite City Police Department presented the case against Araujo, who was remanded to jail for his init

See Full Page