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The heir to an Alabama coal dynasty viciously strangled his wife just days after he was sprung from a Monaco jail for allegedly ripping her necklace off at a posh hotel, court documents revealed.<\/p>\n

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Christopher Lee Drummond \u2014 whose wealthy \u201ccoal king\u201d father owns the prominent Drummond Company \u2014 was charged Monday with choking his wife Alexis, 37, at their $4 million Birmingham mansion, court records show.<\/p>\n

His stunning arrest came shortly after he was released from a 45-day prison stint in Monaco, where he was convicted of roughing up his wife at the iconic Hotel de Paris, court papers said, according to AL.com<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old Drummond was found guilty of intentional violence against a spouse in Monaco in June, according to a civil suit filed by his wife.<\/p>\n

Alexis, who is in the midst of divorcing Drummond,\u00a0has alleged in a new lawsuit that he broke her cell phone and sprained her wrist along with tearing off her necklace during the hotel attack, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n

She accuses him of repeatedly assaulting and abusing her \u2014 including while she was pregnant \u2014 and once holding a gun to her head during their six-year relationship, court papers said, according to ABC3340.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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She also claims that he \u201cdognapped\u201d her 4-year-old Maltese puppy, Mila, during their heated divorce proceedings, the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n

Drummond was hit with felony domestic violence strangulation and suffocation charges for the attack at their home back on Feb. 25, court records show.<\/p>\n

He is also facing felony domestic violence strangulation charges for an alleged assault on Sept. 1, and for misdemeanor domestic violence charges from an incident nine days later.<\/p>\n

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Details of those alleged attacks weren\u2019t immediately clear Friday.<\/p>\n

Drummond\u2019s tycoon father, Gary Drummond, was named Alabama\u2019s richest man by Forbes in 2015, and has been described by media as a \u201ccoal king\u201d with major influence in the south.<\/p>\n

The younger Drummond was booked into Jefferson County Jail at around 11:35 a.m. Monday and was released around 2:20 p.m. \u2014 after posting a $66,000 bond.<\/p>\n

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Drummond\u2019s criminal attorney, Brett Bloomston, declined comment to AL.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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