Post by Critique on Jan 19, 2007 3:48:28 GMT -5
January 17, 2007
Katherine Rosenberg
VICTORVILLE — A federal correctional officer with prior domestic battery convictions was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly beating his live-in girlfriend so badly that she had to be hospitalized, authorities said.
Officials from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Victorville station said that under California law, the man should have lost his job at the Victorville Federal Penitentiary along with his firearm privileges when he was first convicted.
“This guy has a long history of domestic violence. He’s been beating her for three or four years, but this time he put her in the hospital. He was kicking her in the head, in the face, in the ribs. He actually rendered her unconscious,” said Detective Al Huff.
Fearing for her safety, the woman left the area, and hospital officials reported her injuries to authorities. The case was forwarded to Huff, who said although Robert Thompson, 30, of Victorville tried to evade law enforcement, he continued to go to work, where he was eventually arrested.
“With his profession he uses firearms as part of his job, and if you’re convicted of any type of battery or domestic violence, by law you can’t have or be in possession of any firearms,” Huff said. “They are supposed to do background checks before their employment begins and again while they are employed, but a lot of times they will just ask these employees if they’ve been in any trouble since their last background and sometimes they don’t verify.”
Thompson was arrested on suspicion of criminal threats, domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon, Huff said.
“A lot of times when its something like feet being used to kick someone in the head, where it could result in lethal injuries, they’ll go for assault with a deadly weapon — it doesn’t necessarily have to be an actual weapon,” Huff said.
Officials also stressed the importance of reporting domestic violence the first time it happens, saying that generally the abuse gets increasingly worse.
“Other domestic violence victims out there should know that approximately 90 percent of all domestic violence incidents go unreported until it actually escalates to someone being hospitalized or killed. A simple push or grab can turn into this, that’s why they need to report it right at the onset,” Huff said.
www.vvdailypress.com/news/20070117/correctional-officer-arrested-for-alleged-domestic-violence
Katherine Rosenberg
VICTORVILLE — A federal correctional officer with prior domestic battery convictions was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly beating his live-in girlfriend so badly that she had to be hospitalized, authorities said.
Officials from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Victorville station said that under California law, the man should have lost his job at the Victorville Federal Penitentiary along with his firearm privileges when he was first convicted.
“This guy has a long history of domestic violence. He’s been beating her for three or four years, but this time he put her in the hospital. He was kicking her in the head, in the face, in the ribs. He actually rendered her unconscious,” said Detective Al Huff.
Fearing for her safety, the woman left the area, and hospital officials reported her injuries to authorities. The case was forwarded to Huff, who said although Robert Thompson, 30, of Victorville tried to evade law enforcement, he continued to go to work, where he was eventually arrested.
“With his profession he uses firearms as part of his job, and if you’re convicted of any type of battery or domestic violence, by law you can’t have or be in possession of any firearms,” Huff said. “They are supposed to do background checks before their employment begins and again while they are employed, but a lot of times they will just ask these employees if they’ve been in any trouble since their last background and sometimes they don’t verify.”
Thompson was arrested on suspicion of criminal threats, domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon, Huff said.
“A lot of times when its something like feet being used to kick someone in the head, where it could result in lethal injuries, they’ll go for assault with a deadly weapon — it doesn’t necessarily have to be an actual weapon,” Huff said.
Officials also stressed the importance of reporting domestic violence the first time it happens, saying that generally the abuse gets increasingly worse.
“Other domestic violence victims out there should know that approximately 90 percent of all domestic violence incidents go unreported until it actually escalates to someone being hospitalized or killed. A simple push or grab can turn into this, that’s why they need to report it right at the onset,” Huff said.
www.vvdailypress.com/news/20070117/correctional-officer-arrested-for-alleged-domestic-violence