Lang
12/24/22
A West Liberty man is accused of violating a no-contact order on multiple occasions, then fighting with Iowa City Police upon his arrest.
Officers were called to an address on Cayman Street just after 3:00 Friday afternoon after a woman reported her ex-boyfriend was outside and wouldn’t leave. Arriving police say they observed 28-year-old David Martinez of East 4th Street sitting in a car outside the address. When told he was under arrest for violating a no-contact order, Martinez, who reportedly said he was there to exchange car keys, allegedly refused to leave the car and and had to be pulled out by the arresting officer.
Police say he continued resisting even after being removed from the car.
The woman then showed police Facebook Messenger texts Martinez allegedly sent her earlier this month about one of their shared children. He now faces two no-contact order violations and one count of Interference With Official Acts. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 30 days in jail.
Martinez pleaded guilt to domestic abuse and child endangerment charges earlier this year after he punched the woman in the face in front of their two children. He allegedly told the two their mother’s blood was just Kool-Aid.