People v. Jones CA2/5

Facts On June 13, 2014, Joanne S. (Joanne) received a telephone call from her daughter Constance. Constance said that she could not take appellant’s beatings anymore. Constance said that she and appellant had “wrestled” over a watch she had purchased online. Appellant had the watch and she “wrestled” it from him. He then flipped her over his back and “stomped” the back of her head. Joanne called police, then drove to the residence Constance shared with appellant on 6th Street East. The police did not come to Constance’s house, so Joanne drove Constance to Joanne’s house at Twinberry Lane. Police and an ambulance eventually

2 came to that location. Joanne confirmed that Constance and appellant continued their relationship after the incident. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Yesenia De La Cruz responded to the call on Twinberry Lane in Lancaster. Deputy De La Cruz saw Constance in the back of an ambulance. Constance had visible facial injuries. Constance told the deputy that she had been in an argument earlier in the day with appellant at a residence on 6th Street East. He grabbed her watch, she jumped on his back and he threw her over his shoulder onto the ground. He kicked and…