A Florida Atlantic student was arrested Monday night after he was accused of choking his girlfriend until she was unconscious, according to the arrest report.

Blake Erwin faces charges of battery by strangulation, the arrest report states.

The altercation happened on Friday, when Erwin and his girlfriend, who requested anonymity, began arguing. The arrest report says that he then put her in a chokehold and threw her to the floor.

The next day, the girlfriend went to the police to file a report, and initially did not want to name Erwin. According to the arrest report, she had visible bruises and scratches around her arm, neck and chest.

As said by the report, it was revealed to the police that Erwin was the suspect.

According to his Facebook page, Erwin is a junior studying mechanical engineering and lives in Innovation Village Apartments North, according to his Instagram page.

Erwin was released from the Palm Beach County Jail on Tuesday on a $2,000 bond, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.

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