On June 13, 2024, the defendant and victim were involved in a verbal altercation. The verbal altercation turned into physical violence when the defendant knowingly and intentionally pushed the victim once, utilizing both of his hands. The push caused the victim to fall back onto a door. Due to the physical altercation, the victim suffered minor injury redness to her front shoulder area(s) and redness to middle of back) to which she ultimately denied emergency medical services( EMS) for. The aforementioned battery was done against the will of the victim. The defendant and victim have been in a dating relationship for approximately one and a half years, and had lived together for approximately eight( 8) months. The Defendant was arrested for Domestic Violence Battery.
Result: The case was set for trial, but before the trial began, the State dismissed the charge against the Defendant.