A Cherokee County jury has convicted a man of domestic violence charges in an assault on a woman last year that included strangling her in a headlock.

On Nov. 19, the jury found Sergio Antonio Esquivel, 42, of Holly Springs, guilty of family violence aggravated assault and false imprisonment following a two-day trial, the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office announced.

He was found not guilty of two additional charges: kidnapping with bodily injury and family violence battery, according to court documents.

According to the district attorney’s office, on June 9, 2024, Holly Springs Police Department officers responded to a domestic disturbance, where investigators determined a verbal argument between Esquivel and a woman escalated into a physical altercation. Surveillance footage o

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