Jones

FACTS

M.H. lived in a motel with her daughters, aged nine and five. On March 5, 2013, defendant kicked in the door, took her mobile phone out of her hand, and took her wallet, keys, and a knife. M.H. called the police but did not cooperate and did not want to file a report. A maintenance man had seen defendant several times, apparently stalking M.H., and trying to enter her room.

Further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 On March 8, 2013, defendant--armed with the knife he had taken--told M.H. he loved her when she returned to the motel. She told one of her daughters to ask her sister to call 911. Defendant threatened to “beat [her] ass” or “smash” her sister. When the sister left the room, defendant pulled the knife on M.H., pushed M.H. onto the bed, and shoved her older daughter against a wall. M.H. grabbed a baseball bat and began beating defendant, while her sister called 911. Defendant grabbed the bat from M.H., threw it away, and then threatened to “beat her ass” and to kill her. When peace officers arrived, defendant was uncooperative. Officer Steven Morehouse arrived as defendant was being handcuffed, and recognized him due to a 2012 arrest…