Bloomington man remains behind bars on domestic violence charges

Posted on July 16, 2020
Jonathon Campbell, 42, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police Department)

By Blake Haas

BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man remains behind bars after a domestic violence incident.

Bloomington Police were called to the 300 block of W. Mulberry Street around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday for a domestic violence incident in which the suspect had fled the scene.

Authorities say, Jonathon Campbell, 42, of Bloomington fled the scene. Around 5:45 a.m., officers located Campbell and arrested him without incident in the 2000 block of Ridge Creek Drive.

Campbell was arrested for the following charges:

– Domestic battery/bodily harm
– Unlawful restraint
-Aggravated battery/strangle
-Aggravated domestic battery
-Theft/Possession of stolen property/greater than $300 less than $10,000 (Driving a stolen vehicle).

Campbell is being held at the McLean County Jail. No bond information is available at this time.

Bloomington Fire and Rescue responded to the scene; however, the adult female victim was not transported to the hospital for her injuries.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call McLean County Crime Stoppers at (309) 828- 1111.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

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