Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Auster is accused of punching, kicking and choking a woman Oct. 21 at the Knights Inn motel at 7575 Poe Ave., according to an affidavit filed in Vandalia Municipal Court.
“In addition Auster fired two rounds from a handgun at [the woman], striking her in the left ear with one of the rounds, causing a hole in her ear,” the affidavit stated.
Auster remains held on a $150,000 bond in the Montgomery County Jail.