A Linton woman is accused of using a racial slur in a threatening message to one man, and in another incident, grabbing a man’s neck and hitting him.

Heather Kay Hamilton, 38, Linton, was arrested by Officer Kyle Robison of the Linton Police Department late Saturday, July 4, in a battery case.

At the time of the arrest, Hamilton had another case pending against her. She’s scheduled to appear in court in the earlier case on August 13 for an initial hearing on a charge of intimidation, a Class A misdemeanor.

The alleged intimidation was investigated by Deputy Davis Aerne of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department.

In late March, Deputy Aerne talked to a man who said Hamilton was making threats toward him. The man said that late one night, Hamilton sent him a message on Facebook that said, “You’re a dead n-----.”

Deputy Aerne talked to Hamilton about the message. She allegedly said she sent the message out of anger but she had not had any other contact with the man and she didn’t have any thought of acting upon the message.

A criminal case was filed against Hamilton and she received a summons to appear in court.

Then on the Fourth of July, around 9:55 p.m., LPD Officer Robison was dispatched to an altercation that occurred at the Chuckles gas station on A Street NE in Linton. When he arrived, he talked to a man with redness to an arm and his neck who said as he was walking out of the station, Hamilton grabbed him by the neck and hit him.

A store clerk and two other individuals witnessed the incident and it was recorded on the store’s video surveillance. Officer Robison said the video showed Hamilton grabbing the man around his neck and striking him.

Hamilton had left the scene before the officer arrived, but she was located at her residence by LPD Officer Adam King who transported her to the police department.

During an interview with Officer Robison, Hamilton allegedly admitted she did grab the man around the neck and battered him.

Heather was transported to jail where she was booked in before midnight, with bond set at $1,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. She posted $100 and was released sometime on July 5.

In this case, she’s facing a charge of battery resulting in bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor and is scheduled into court for an initial hearing next Thursday, July 23.