Winona Lake man accused of battering woman in front of kids
June 23, 2018 at 12:58 a.m.
By David [email protected]
Ruben Saucedo, 31, of 1202 Wooster Road, lot 17, Winona Lake, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 11:57 p.m. Sunday for domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16 and domestic battery with moderate bodily injury. His preliminary bond was set at $5,250.
Court documents filed Thursday list the charges against Saucedo as domestic battery with moderate bodily injury, a level 6 felony; domestic battery with a child under 16 present, a level 6 felony; and domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor.
On Sunday, Claypool Police Department officer Ben Sanders responded to a 911 hangup at 1202 Wooster Road, lot 17, in Winona Lake. He found a woman standing on the front steps with blood coming from her nose, and her cheeks were red and appeared swollen.
The victim said she was preparing dinner for Saucedo when he became angry and began to yell at her and hit her three times in the face with an open hand. She said there were four small children in the bedroom when the battery occurred and the children were scared and crying.
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Sanders spoke with one of the crying children, who said she was in her room with her siblings when she heard her mother yelling for Saucedo to stop. She could hear Saucedo hitting her mother and pushing her against the wall, according to court documents. Two of the other children provided the same account.
Saucedo was arrested and released on a $5,000 surety bond and $250 cash bond. He was given an initial hearing date of 2:30 p.m. July 9 in Kosciusko County Superior Court II.
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Ruben Saucedo, 31, of 1202 Wooster Road, lot 17, Winona Lake, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 11:57 p.m. Sunday for domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16 and domestic battery with moderate bodily injury. His preliminary bond was set at $5,250.
Court documents filed Thursday list the charges against Saucedo as domestic battery with moderate bodily injury, a level 6 felony; domestic battery with a child under 16 present, a level 6 felony; and domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor.
On Sunday, Claypool Police Department officer Ben Sanders responded to a 911 hangup at 1202 Wooster Road, lot 17, in Winona Lake. He found a woman standing on the front steps with blood coming from her nose, and her cheeks were red and appeared swollen.
The victim said she was preparing dinner for Saucedo when he became angry and began to yell at her and hit her three times in the face with an open hand. She said there were four small children in the bedroom when the battery occurred and the children were scared and crying.
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Sanders spoke with one of the crying children, who said she was in her room with her siblings when she heard her mother yelling for Saucedo to stop. She could hear Saucedo hitting her mother and pushing her against the wall, according to court documents. Two of the other children provided the same account.
Saucedo was arrested and released on a $5,000 surety bond and $250 cash bond. He was given an initial hearing date of 2:30 p.m. July 9 in Kosciusko County Superior Court II.
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