Inset: Marc Balditt (Bexar County Adult Detention Center). Background: The Bexar County Adult Detention Center in San Antonio, Texas (Google Maps).
In a tragic incident in Texas, a man is facing serious charges after allegedly strangling the mother of his child. The accused, Marc Balditt, 24, reportedly called 911 to confess that he had placed the woman in a headlock, leading to her death.
Balditt is currently being held at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on a murder charge, as confirmed by jail records reviewed by Law&Crime. The authorities have yet to publicly disclose the identity of the victim.
The incident unfolded on a Wednesday night around 10 p.m. when officers from the San Antonio Police Department responded to an emergency call from The Park at Sutton Oaks, an apartment complex on Locke Street.
According to a police report obtained by local ABC affiliate KSAT, Balditt himself contacted law enforcement, indicating that the woman was “not responding” after the altercation. Upon arrival, officers discovered the woman with noticeable redness around her neck and signs of distress, including apparent vomit on her face. Despite the efforts of emergency responders, she was declared deceased at the scene.
Balditt was the one who called law enforcement, telling dispatchers that a woman “was not responding” after he put her in a headlock, according to a police report obtained by local ABC affiliate KSAT.
Responding officers entered the apartment in question and reportedly found the woman with “redness on her neck” and apparent vomit on her face. Emergency responders arrived, but the woman was pronounced dead.
Investigators spoke with Balditt, who told them that he was talking to the woman about their child, the report goes on. An argument broke out between them and the discussion turned physical, police said.
The defendant allegedly put the woman in a “chokehold” lasting “1 to 2 minutes” in order to “put her to sleep,” police alleged. The defendant was arrested and jailed on a $250,000 bond.
After police arrived at the scene, the pair’s child was placed in the custody of Child Protective Services, according to area CBS affiliate KENS.
Balditt is expected to next appear in court on Aug. 12.
