Hunter
04/12/20
An Iowa City man who was arrested for domestic abuse assault involving his estranged wife was charged again the next day for violating the no-contact order.
According to arrest reports, 35-year-old Corbin Ranslem of Langenberg Avenue went to the woman’s residence on Russell Drive March 30th at around 1:30 to meet up and take a walk.
During the walk, Ranslem’s phone fell out of his pocket, and his estranged wife confronted him about it. Police say this led to an argument which turned physical over the device. The woman alleges that Ranslem pushed her down and got on top of her to get the phone back from her, injuring her left arm and back.
When asked about the incident, Ranslem reportedly admitted that the phone caused an argument that turned into a “struggle.”
Ranslem’s phone was destroyed during the altercation.
He was taken into custody and charged with domestic abuse assault causing injury, a serious misdemeanor punishable by a jail sentence of up to one year if convicted.
The next day, Ranslem appeared before judge Deborah Minot and a preliminary hearing was set, and he was served a no-contact order before being released from custody. At approximately 4:15 that afternoon, Ranslem is accused of sending a text message to the protected party and then contacting her personally at her Russel Drive residence.
He was charged with contempt for violating the no-contact order and booked into the Johnson County Jail April 10th. A hearing on that violation was set for April 22nd, and was additionally charged with contemptious behavior towards the court, a simple misdemeanor. He was released from the jail at 2:36am Saturday.
