ELDORADO, IOWA — A Northern Iowa man who avoided a lengthy prison term earlier this year is back behind bars after allegedly strangling and injuring a woman during a domestic disturbance.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a domestic disturbance in Eldorado on September 5.
Deputies who responded to the scene determined that 52-year-old Travis Newell McIntyre had allegedly assaulted a female victim outside his residence.
McIntyre was taken into custody and transported to the Fayette County Jail.
Court records show he is charged with domestic abuse assault impeding the flow of air or blood causing bodily injury, a Class D felony.
The sheriff’s office also said McIntyre was charged with interference with official acts.
McIntyre (pictured at top) was booked into the Fayette County Jail at approximately 6:41 AM September 5.
A judge later set his bond at $5,000 cash only.
No-contact order issued
Court records show a no-contact order was entered in the case following McIntyre’s arrest.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office filed a return of service on September 9 indicating the order had been served on McIntyre September 5.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10:00 AM September 15.
15-year prison sentence had been suspended
The new arrest comes only months after McIntyre received a substantial suspended prison sentence in a separate Northern Iowa felony case.
Winneshiek County court records show McIntyre had originally been charged with second-degree burglary, a Class C felony, stemming from a January 16, 2024 incident.
He later entered a negotiated guilty plea to attempted second-degree burglary, a Class D felony.
McIntyre was sentenced February 19, 2026, to 15 years in prison, but the entire prison term was suspended.
Instead, he was placed on probation for five years.
Court records also show the case involved protective or no-contact orders and that McIntyre later appealed.
The September 5 arrest means McIntyre is now accused of committing another felony while serving that probationary sentence.
Whether the new arrest will result in probation-revocation proceedings in the Winneshiek County case was not indicated in the records reviewed.
McIntyre remains in the Fayette County Jail.
The new criminal charges are accusations. McIntyre is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.