A 31-year-old St. Marys man was booked into custody on Tuesday facing five separate charges, including strangulation, with no bond listed on his case. Jordan James Silver, who resides in St. Marys, Ohio, was taken into custody on October 27, 2026, according to jail records.
The charges against Silver include strangulation, two counts tied to domestic violence, criminal damaging or endangering, and aggravated menacing, according to Mercer County Outlook. The two domestic violence counts break down into separate allegations: one for knowingly causing physical harm, and another for causing a belief of imminent physical harm by threat, per the same report.
No Bond Currently Listed
As of the booking, no bond had been set for Silver, the outlet reports.
Silver also faces a charge of criminal damaging or endangering, described in the booking information as knowingly causing damage by any means, along with a separate aggravated menacing charge, the report notes.
How Ohio Law Defines Strangulation
Under Ohio law, strangulation or suffocation is defined as an act that impedes normal breathing or blood circulation by applying pressure to the throat or neck, or by covering the nose and mouth, according to Ohio Revised Code, Section 2903.18.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office Jail Inmate Search notes that a certificate of arrest does not necessarily reflect actual court charges, indictments, or the final disposition of a case.
That same jail records disclaimer emphasizes that all arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. As of this report, it remains unknown whether Silver has entered a plea or when his case might next appear before a court.
