Barefield

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

June 9-10, 2017 attack

Hazel Doe and defendant started dating in 2013. They lived together, but she moved out multiple times, moving out for the last time in January 2016. They had a child. By June 2017, Hazel was dating another person, but she and defendant had discussed reconciling. On June 6, 2017, Hazel and defendant had consensual sex at defendant’s residence. The following day, Hazel told defendant she had feelings for someone else. On June 9, 2017, defendant invited Hazel to go out for a drink. They met at a bar, had drinks, and watched a basketball game. After the game, defendant asked her to go to dinner with him. She declined the invitation; she wanted to be home with her daughter who had not been feeling well. Hazel arrived home around 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. As she opened the front door to her residence, defendant rushed up behind her. He told her he wanted to have dinner with her, but she reminded him that she needed to be home. Defendant followed her inside and continued to ask her to go to dinner. Defendant’s demeanor had changed and it frightened Hazel, but she “begrudgingly agreed” to go to dinner to avoid a physical

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