Cingulate CEO faces felony charge for choking his girlfriend

 Cingulate Chairman and CEO Shane Schaffer was arrested and charged with felony aggravated domestic battery on Aug. 9, accused of choking his girlfriend for the second time in less than a year.

Johnson County, Kansas, Assistant District Attorney Daniel Obermeier filed charges claiming Schaffer did “unlawfully, feloniously and knowingly impede the normal breathing or circulation of the blood by applying pressure on the throat, neck or chest of a person … with whom the defendant is involved or has been involved or has been in a dating relationship.”

Filings in Johnson County District Court did not include other details of the alleged battery. The incident is classified as a felony. A conviction could bring a sentence ranging from probation to 11-34 months in prison. Schaffer was scheduled for an appearance at 11 a.m. Monday, but it was canceled.

The Kansas City Business Journal details more about a previous incident involving Schaffer, a subsequent probation sentence, and how the investigation could have ramifications for his contract with Cingulate at this link.

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