Cherokee County man convicted of strangling woman, district attorney says

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Cherokee County man has been convicted of strangling a woman, according to the Cherokee County District Attorney.

Morris Michael McCoy, 45, was convicted of strangling a woman in a Canton Walmart parking lot on Apr. 30, 2023. The district attorney said the assault stemmed from an argument between McCoy and the woman.

The woman allegedly told McCoy to leave her car after he got in the passenger seat, then “smacked him in the back of the head.” McCoy then strangled the woman in front of two children.

McCoy was convicted of two counts of third-degree cruelty to children and one count of family violence aggravated assault. The district attorney said he will be sentenced later this month.