PORT ORANGE, Fla. (WJW) – A Florida man faces charges after investigators say he assaulted his girlfriend before swimming to a nearby island to get away.

The Port Orange Police Department released police body camera video from the incident, which happened on Sunday, June 23.

In the video, the victim told officers that her boyfriend, identified as Jeriel Joiner, hit her with a bottle of vodka and choked her with his hands.

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Joiner is also accused of wrapping a rope around his girlfriend’s neck. Investigators believe she suffered a broken arm during the ordeal.

According to Port Orange police, bystanders noticed Joiner chasing his girlfriend and stepped in to intervene, pinning him to the ground.

However, Joiner was able to get away and swim to an island in the intracoastal waterway, Port Orange police say.

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The video shows police officer, with help from MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife, take a boat to the island and find Joiner camping inside a tent.

Joiner was arrested on multiple charges, including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, domestic battery by strangulation and felony battery.

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