A Marysville man could be facing prison time after allegedly attacking his pregnant girlfriend.
The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Shayne Eugene Scott, 20, of 418 Chestnut St., Marysville. Scott is charged with one count each of domestic violence and unlawful restraint.
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According to court documents, on Jan. 3, the Marysville Division of Police received a call from a resident at 418 Chestnut St. The caller told police they could hear their roommates were involved in a dispute and they could hear “arguing and smacking” coming from their room.
When police arrived, they found Scott and his girlfriend in their room.
The officer separated the two and interviewed the woman.
According to court documents, the woman was, “visibly upset.”
She told the officer she, “was in fear for her safety.”
She said that she and Scott had been in an argument about a phone.
The woman said she was trying to leave their bedroom and Scott stood in the doorway, preventing her from leaving.
According to court documents, the woman told officers that Scott, “jumped on top of her while she was on the bed.”
“She said when Shayne jumped on her, he put his hands around her neck and she fell back on the bed hitting her knee and head on the wall,” according to court documents.
The officer noted that the victim did have a scrape on her knee due to hitting the wall.
The woman also told police she was pregnant with Scott’s baby. She said the couple already has a child together, adding that the child was in the bedroom during the alleged assault.
Domestic violence is typically charged as a misdemeanor, however, because the woman was pregnant and Scott knew it, the charge is elevated to a felony.
In addition to the recent charges, Scott is being held for an alleged probation violation. In September he was placed on five years of community control, having pleaded guilty to trafficking in drugs and tampering with evidence. That conviction stemmed from a 2019 event when investigators found psilocin, also known as mushrooms, Alprazolam, marijuana and Xanax at his home and prepared for sale.
If convicted on the new charges, Scott could face as many as 13 months in prison. Additionally, Scott could face additional prison time from the prior allegations.
Also indicted was:
– Robert E. Mullins, 54, of 1439 Milridge Dr., Marysville. Mullins is charged with one count of domestic violence.
According to court documents, on Jan. 14, Marysville Division of Police officers were sent to 968 Coventry Place, Apt. A, in response to a domestic violence report.
When officers arrived, they saw a woman crying outside the apartment. Mullins was also there and was “very intoxicated.” Police needed to hold the man to keep him from falling.
The woman told police that she and Mullins were sitting on the couch, “when Robert struck her with a closed fist on her right chest.”
Court documents indicate that police saw the marks where Mullins allegedly hit the woman.
According to court documents, the victim told police she called them quickly, “since Robert has beat her in the past.”
In October, Mullins pleaded guilty to domestic violence after assaulting the same woman. Mullins hit the woman in the face and arms, but according to court documents, “was too intoxicated to provide a written statement.”
The judge suspended a 30-day jail sentence, but ordered Mullins to complete an alcohol and drug evaluation and to go through anger management and domestic violence counseling within 45 days.
In December he was charged with a probation violation for not following through with the evaluation and counseling. He was scheduled to appear in court on the alleged violation on Jan. 13. The next day, a warrant was issued for Mullins’ arrest.
While domestic violence is typically charged as a misdemeanor, because of the prior conviction, future domestic violence allegations will be charged as felonies.
If convicted on the new charge, Mullins could face as many as 18 months in prison as well as any jail time associated with the suspended sentence.