Luis Guel, an novice blended martial artist combating out of Iowa, was allegedly assaulting his pregnant ex-girlfriend final week.
The 27-year-old fighter was arrested by the Burlington Police Division on Sept. 1 and charged with assault with intent to inflict severe damage (aggravated misdemeanor) and home abuse assault towards a pregnant person-second offense (class D felony).
On Sept. 1, Burlington police had been referred to as to a residence on the 400 block of Jefferson Avenue for a home disturbance.
After they arrived, they spoke with a lady who acknowledged that she was six months pregnant with Guel’s baby and that, earlier within the evening, Guel had come to her residence and assaulted her, in keeping with a felony grievance.
The girl informed police the 2 had been in a relationship for about 11 months however had damaged up six months previous to the incident, the grievance states.
Earlier within the night, the girl acknowledged that Guel had referred to as her and stated he was going to return to her residence and assault her, in keeping with the grievance.
The girl informed police she was laying in her mattress when she heard her entrance door open and that Guel walked into the condominium, hit her a number of occasions within the face, grabbed her by her hair, slammed her head into the mattress a number of occasions, inflicting a few of her hair to be faraway from her head.
Officers on the scene positioned a piece of hair matching the girl’s on the kitchen counter, the grievance states.
After the assault, the girl informed officers Guel paced round her condominium yelling at her earlier than he laid down and fell asleep.
Whereas Guel was asleep, the girl stated she was capable of get her watch to textual content a buddy to contact regulation enforcement, in keeping with the grievance.
Guel was arrested and brought to the Des Moines County Jail.
Courtroom information present Guel has a earlier conviction of great home assault from March 2021.
His preliminary listening to was scheduled for two p.m. Monday.
Guel is being held on $10,000 cash-only bond.
Guel has an 0-4 novice MMA report and most not too long ago competed in August 2024.
