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BACKGROUND

On July 7, 2012, a sheriff’s deputy spoke with a domestic violence victim who reported she had been dating defendant for approximately six months and was five months pregnant with his child. She had picked up defendant’s personal belongings at

1 the jail after his recent incarceration, and used his electronic debit card to withdraw $80 to loan to a friend. When defendant was released from jail, he became very angry about the missing money. He left her a voicemail wherein he stated, “I’m not a person who rolls over. I’m not a sucker or a bitch. I’m gonna come and get my money. If you call the cops, I will beat your fucking ass. You’re gonna have a broken nose. I don’t care if you are female or not. You’re gonna give me my money or you’re gonna get fucked up.” She was at her mother’s house when she received the message. Five minutes later, defendant came to her mother’s house and demanded his money. When she told him she did not have it, he grabbed her mother’s purse and dumped its contents. She told defendant to leave, at which point, he grabbed her by the hair and slammed her into the wall. When her mother then told him to leave, he produced a knife, waved it at her…