A felony arrest warrant has been issued for Edward Quixote Jones, 37, of Cherokee. Jones is wanted by Alfalfa County on charges of domestic assault and battery by strangulation and domestic abuse – prior pattern of physical abuse. The first felony count is punishable by not less than three years nor more than 10 years imprisonment or by a fine of $20,000, or both. The second is punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Court records show on June 6 at 1:41 p.m. Cherokee Police Chief Ryan McNeil responded to a report of domestic violence by a woman who went to the Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office. He spoke with the victim, Michelle Dian Peterman, who resides on South Kansas Avenue in Cherokee with her boyfriend, Jones.
Peterman told McNeil Jones had beaten her physically just prior to her coming to the sheriff’s department. She said he had been beating her for an extended period of time, once every few months. But recently the frequency of Jones becoming physically violent with her had increased to two or more times a week.
Peterman said Jones had broken some of her property, particularly a brand new tablet she had just bought, and he had broken her television as well.
She said Jones had grabbed her by the jaw, shoved her down onto the ground and punched her in the left side with a closed fist. Peterman stated Jones pushed her down the stairs to the basement. She said at some point, Jones placed her into a choke hold and she could not breathe or scream but she did not lose consciousness. Peterman said choking her was normally what Jones would do to her and that he would tackle her and place her into a choke hold. She complained her jaw, back and side all hurt.
Peterman told McNeil within the last week, Jones had shove her down and struck her in the right side of her head with a package of frozen bratwursts. He had also broken the screen of her new cellphone approximately two to three weeks ago. She said Jones was very controlling and at times would not let her leave the house. She said he was trying to alienate her from her children.
McNeil had EMS come and check Peterman. McNeil observed she had scratches on the left side of her nose and behind her left ear as well as a lip that was bloody on the inside left edge. Peterman also had red marks on both side of her neck. Peterman was checked by EMS and was not transported to the hospital.
On Nov. 8, 2006, Jones was convicted of domestic abuse, a felony, and sentenced to five years under the department of corrections.
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