It took the better part of a month to make an arrest, but a Hall County man is charged in an early October assault. 31 year-old Joseph Mendoza was, at last report, still in the Hall County jail. He’s charged with assaulting a 28 year-old female family member at a home in Hall County. Mendoza is facing felony assault and misdemeanor battery charges.
From WSB TV…
A Hall County man was arrested Halloween night on outstanding warrants for violent crimes he is accused of committing against a family member earlier that month.
On Oct. 7, deputies with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office responded to a late-night incident at the home of Joseph Omar Mendoza, 31, in the 800 block of Lancaster Drive.
Investigators say Mendoza grabbed the woman’s hair and pulled her to the ground.
They say Mendoza then assaulted the 28-year-old woman by grabbing her around the throat, leaving red marks and bruising on her neck.
She was then able to escape.
Deputies went to his home and were not able to locate him.
The next day they obtained arrest warrants for him.
On Tuesday, Oct. 31, deputies arrested Mendoza in the 700 block of Spring Street in Gainesville on outstanding warrants for felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor simple battery, both under the Family Violence Act.
As of Friday, Mendoza remained in the Hall County Jail without bond.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said the injuries apparent in his mug shot happened before his arrest.