Madison County Battery Cases Include Domestic Strangulation, Brick Used As Weapon
Two accused of strangling family/household members while another charged with throwing brick at victim.
GRANITE CITY – Cases of battery and domestic battery filed across Madison County involve two instances of domestic strangulation and an individual reportedly attacked with a brick.
Alberto A. Araujo, 31, of St. Louis, was charged on Nov. 4, 2025 with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated domestic battery. Araujo allegedly intentionally strangled a family or household member on Sept. 28, 2025.
The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office filed petition to deny Araujo’s pretrial release from custody in this case. According to the petition, the victim showed responding officers a bruise on her arm and stated Araujo struck her on the arm and strangled her while they were at a friend’s house.
The Granite City Police Department presented the case against Araujo, who was remanded to jail for his initial appearance in court.
Tyler S. Adams, 22, of Collinsville, was charged in a separate case with one count each of aggravated domestic battery (a Class 2 felony) and domestic battery (a Class A misdemeanor).
On Oct. 24, 2025, Adams allegedly intentionally strangled a household or family member and struck the same victim about the head and face.
The case against Adams was presented by the Pontoon Beach Police Department. He was granted release from custody pending trial with additional conditions imposed on his release.
Among the conditions of his release are that Adams have no contact and remain at least 500 feet away from the victim in this case at all times. He has also been ordered not to enter the premises of the victim’s Granite City residence or possess any firearms while on pretrial release, and to surrender any firearms and/or Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card in his possession to the Granite City Police Department.
In an unrelated case, 44-year-old Michael W. Brodeur of Madison, Ill. was charged on Nov. 6, 2025 with a Class 3 felony count of aggravated battery.
Brodeur allegedly struck an individual in the head with a brick, described in charging documents as a “deadly weapon,” on Oct. 18, 2025, causing the victim to sustain a laceration.
The Madison Police Department presented the case against Brodeur, who was remanded to jail for his initial court appearance.
All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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