ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A St. Charles Township woman has been indicted by a Kane County Grand Jury on a felony charge of aggravated domestic battery.

Julianne Frerichs, 50, of the 34W700 block of North James Drive in the Valley View area of St. Charles Township, was accused of strangling a 16-year-old girl around the neck during an argument March 12, impeding the girl’s breathing.

Frerichs also was indicted on two misdemeanor counts of domestic battery, alleging she struck, pushed, pulled and strangled the victim. The felony charge is punishable by three to seven years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000. The two misdemeanors are punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.