People v. Hayes-Moore CA3

BACKGROUND

Megan D. and her daughter lived in Chico with defendant and two other roommates in early 2012. Megan had been in a dating relationship with defendant for about a year. On February 22, 2012, Megan confronted defendant and another woman, Taysha, about the two of them sleeping together. Defendant and Taysha confirmed that they were doing so. Megan struck Taysha. Defendant threw Megan against a wall and choked her with both hands. Megan had bruises on her arms and nail marks and bruises on her neck. A month later, on March 23, 2012, defendant and Megan met at her apartment to talk. Defendant became angry because Megan packed up his belongings while he was away. Megan said she wanted him to leave and did not want to be with him. Defendant grabbed Megan’s arms, shook her, slapped her on the cheek and bit her twice on the mouth. On March 29, 2012, Megan turned off the service for defendant’s cellular telephone. Around 10:00 p.m., defendant arrived at Megan’s residence. He said, “You win. I’m leaving,” and then he asked, “Oh, you turned [my] cell phone off?” Defendant became angry and yelled at Megan. He said he was “going to F [her] up.” Megan responded that someone was going…