Hunter
01/07/20
An Iowa City man has been taken into custody on a warrant stemming from an alleged stabbing in November.
According to police, they were called to the 900 block of 23rd Avenue in Coralville shortly after 10pm on November 14th on reports of an assault. When they arrived, the came upon the victim, who was bleeding from her left eye and had blood dripping down her face.
According to the woman, 37-year-old Giovanni Paschal of Westwinds Drive had been in an intimate relationship with her for several months within the year prior to the incident. He allegedly had been asking to stay the night with her, but she repeatedly stated to him that he could not.
Reports allege that Paschal went upstairs, ostensibly to retrieve a water bottle, but instead came downstairs with a knife and began to assault the woman. He’s accused of punching and stabbing her, and pulling her by her hair across the ground.
The woman was taken by ambulance to the UI Hospitals and Clinics for injuries to her left eye, left arm, abrasions to her face and pain to her arms from allegedly blocking Paschal’s punches.
A warrant was issued for Paschal’s arrest the next day, and he was arrested Monday night. He’s been charged with domestic abuse assault with use of a weapon and willful injury causing bodily injury. If convicted on both counts, Paschal could be sentenced to a maximum of seven years in prison.
A no-contact order was requested between the two parties.