๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
- Austin
- Aug 4
- 2 min read
๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ , ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ . ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
On July 26, 2026, deputies with the Saline County Sheriffโs Office were dispatched to the 100 block of West Second Street in Nelson, Missouri, for a possible domestic assault no longer in progress. Upon arrival, a deputy observed the front door on the south side of the residence was open. The deputy approached the door, announced the Sheriffโs Office, and knocked.
According to the probable cause statement, the victim came to the front door from the bedroom area. The victim stated she had been in an argument with her husband, Douglas Howard Palmer, and said Palmer grabbed her around the neck for approximately one minute.
While speaking with the victim, the deputy observed several red marks and bruising on both sides of the victimโs neck and throat area. The victim stated Palmer grabbed her neck with his right hand. She reported she did not lose consciousness, but had trouble breathing while Palmerโs hand was around her throat. The victim stated she did not know where Palmer went after he left the residence.
Deputies then responded to another residence in Nelson where Palmer was possibly located. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with Palmer, who stated he had a โlittle argumentโ with the victim. Palmer stated the victim scratched him on the face, and he walked away and left. Palmer denied touching the victim or placing his hands on her neck. Deputies reported Palmer appeared visibly intoxicated and had red, bloodshot eyes.
Palmer was advised he was under arrest. While being placed in the front seat of a patrol vehicle, Palmer stated, โIโm sorry.โ Palmer repeated โIโm sorryโ multiple times while in custody. Palmer was transported to Fitzgibbon Hospital for a fit-for-confinement evaluation before being transported to the Saline County Jail and released to jail staff.
A deputy later conducted follow-up interviews with Witness 1 and Witness 2. Both witnesses stated Palmer arrived at their residence crying and indicated he was going to jail because he choked the victim out. Witness 1 and Witness 2 stated Palmer repeated multiple times that he choked out the victim.
Witness 1 stated that she contacted her daughter, who is a friend of the victim, and informed her of what had happened. The daughter then began trying to contact the victim but received no response.
During the investigation, deputies determined Palmer and the victim are married and have children in common.
Palmer is now charged with domestic assault in the second degree.
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