Luis Guel, an beginner blended martial artist preventing 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 critical damage (aggravated misdemeanor) and home abuse assault in opposition to a pregnant person-second offense (class D felony).
On Sept. 1, Burlington police had been known as to a residence on the 400 block of Jefferson Road for a home disturbance.
Once they arrived, they spoke with a girl who acknowledged that she was six months pregnant with Guel’s baby and that, earlier within the night time, Guel had come to her dwelling and assaulted her, in accordance with a legal grievance.
The lady informed police the 2 had been in a relationship for roughly 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 known as her and stated he was going to return to her dwelling and assault her, in accordance with the grievance.
The lady 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 situated 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 in a position to get her watch to textual content a pal to contact regulation enforcement, in accordance with the grievance.
Guel was arrested and brought to the Des Moines County Jail.
Court docket 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 beginner MMA document and most just lately competed in August 2024.
