Man With Domestic Battery Charge Arrested After Stealing Scratch Off Tickets

Update Sep 9, 2025: On August 18, 2025 Judge Denise Ferrero granted Ford a withheld adjudication in his battery by strangulation case and his stalking charge was dropped. He was also granted a withheld adjudication for his larceny case, with restitution not being ordered.

Jones said the State Attorney’s Office “dropped the restitution charge from Sunoco which shows I didn’t steal anything. The victim from my battery case also told the state that she wanted contact to clear things up. That’s why I don’t have any no contact orders against both victims.”

Dionte Latrell Ford, 30, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with larceny and domestic battery by strangulation. 

In July, Ford was initially charged via sworn complaint with aggravated stalking and domestic battery by strangulation. Ford would only be booked for the battery charge.  

The report states that Ford grabbed the victim by her backpack, threatened to kill her and choked her.

Ford called the victim 6-10 times after he attacked her. The victim had bruises consistent with her account, the report stated.

Ford had a warrant issued in July, but it wouldn’t be served until he was arrested for stealing scratch-off tickets. Surveillance footage caught Ford stealing the tickets from Sunoco Gas Station on Newberry Road. 

With $75,00 for the battery charge and $5,000 for the larceny charge, Ford’s bond is set at $80,000.