Flores

BACKGROUND

Flores was in a relationship with Doe. In July 2018, Doe and her five- year-old daughter were passengers in a car driven by Flores. Flores and Doe began to argue. He threatened Doe and began driving erratically. Flores stopped the car, Doe exited and tried to run away. The child also got out of the car. Flores pursued Doe on foot and said, “ ‘You fucking bitch. Get back in the car.’ ” Flores hit Doe in the face twice, placed her in a chokehold, and pulled her hair. Flores also ordered Doe’s daughter to get back in the car — the child eventually complied. Flores tried to pull Doe into the car. Eventually all three entered the car, and Flores drove away. A nearby resident witnessed these events and called 911. Police officers pursued the car, and it stopped suddenly. Doe and her daughter got out, yelling and screaming, and they ran toward a nearby

2 residence. Officers detained Flores. One officer observed Doe had suffered an injury to her lip, and she had blood on her teeth. Doe told the officer that Flores repeatedly threatened her in the past; Flores told Doe, “ ‘When you leaving,’ [sic] . . . ‘I’m gonna fucking kill you.’ ” The Madera County District Attorney filed…