Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) — A Thief River Falls man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after a reported assault at a woman’s apartment in Pennington County.
Jose Maximo Martinez, 29, has been charged with felony domestic assault by strangulation and misdemeanor domestic assault. He was arrested following the reported incident.
Charges Filed In Pennington County
According to the criminal complaint, the case was filed in Pennington County District Court. Court records show Martinez is accused of assaulting a woman after dropping off their infant son at her apartment.
The complaint says the woman reported the incident on Wednesday, March 11, at about 8:06 a.m. She told authorities Martinez entered the apartment, set the child down, and then grabbed her by the throat.
She said he pushed her into a bathroom, causing her to fall. She also said he choked her and yelled at her. The complaint states he slapped her more than once during the encounter.
Woman Reported Trouble Breathing
The woman told authorities she could not breathe while Martinez allegedly choked her. The complaint says he later returned after picking up the child and again grabbed her by the neck.
Investigators reported the woman had a scrape on her left arm and redness on her neck. Photos were taken of those injuries.
The complaint also says items were damaged inside the apartment. Officers reported seeing a broken figurine on the kitchen floor when they arrived.
Recording Cited In Complaint
According to the complaint, the woman gave police an audio recording from her cell phone. She said she started recording before Martinez arrived and placed the phone in a bathroom drawer.
The complaint says the recording captured her asking Martinez what he was doing before she screamed. Authorities said the recording also included Martinez accusing her of seeing someone else.
Investigators said the audio then captured sounds of items breaking. The woman could also be heard telling Martinez to leave.
Martinez Gave Statement
Authorities later spoke with Martinez at his workplace, according to the complaint. He allegedly said the two had argued the night before about who would watch their son.
The complaint says Martinez told authorities the woman hit him in the face and broke his glasses. He allegedly said he then pushed her, causing her to stumble.
Records cited in the complaint also indicate Martinez has a prior domestic assault conviction from 2021.
Case Status And Resources
The charges remain allegations unless proven in court. More information on Pennington County court matters can be found through the Minnesota Judicial Branch’s Pennington County District Court page and the state’s case records system.
Anyone affected by domestic violence can seek confidential help through The Hotline.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.
I went to school with him, he was very chill and I liked him (no Diddy)! I hope he gets better
Is he an illegal?
Sid Willson II I went through the very long process of becoming a citizen that everyone needs to in order to be an American
He’s a piece of 💩 and karma comes tenfold! This type of aggression towards any woman is disgusting and terrifying! And then you wanna smile in your mugshot you ungrateful fuck. Your not a man a. Man don’t do this to women! Go get help bro frfr! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Chad Nagy nope you didn’t
Amanda Grindeland would be an easy way to get rid of a woman abuser. Either way he is a coward for attacking a woman.
Sure he’ll get some b.s. plea bargain for a deferred judgment. “Probation” and a stayed sentence….that’ll sure fix him. F-ing loser
Max Martinez haha your so funny I can’t wait. To see you next 😃 how bout go choke another bitch while your newborn son in your hands you wonderful man you! Now tha you wanna speak on my dead brother I’m gonan show you how we as a family get down! I got friends every homeboy watch your fucking mouth! Trevor Brown his brother too so watch what you speak 🗣️
Amanda Grindeland take it as you will. Weird ass female acting like your cousin didn’t just get arrested twice last year for domestic assault. You must have been high when you decided to talk shit about me. Get a fucking grip.
Max Martinez bro if I was ever high people would be knowing dumbass so before you label everyone an addict In my family an addict get your facts straight! The ones in the family are opened about thier addition so you ain’t really spilling any tea my guy! And I see the way you are towards her me and Tasha Nissen witnessed the night we through you out my house a couple years back. I never forgot about the way you downgraded your own baby mama called her this and that just for you too be doin the same shit ! If you wouldn’t have choked her and had your daughter screaming and crying in the background this wouldn’t be a issue but as soon as the kids see this and it gets that violent then yes I will say something! We can go tit for tat all day my dude cause I’m really that bitch! Mention my brother or mom ever again out your mouth in any negative sentence and see how fast karma knocks at your door! My moms the only person that still had your back in my family so to even bring shit up just shows how shitty of a person you are grow the fuck up! Keep playing with my family period and I’m ruining everything for you I’ll start with your job then the residence you live in! Last time my friend got beat up by her man I made sure his work fired him, it was actually so easy….see when you have a assault charge and it’s public with alll the shit you did it in your employer don’t usually wanna have a employee who can’t control thier anger and will let you go! Calling you a piece of shit was nice on my behalf I could’ve just full on called your employer making sure you lose that job that bought you that nice truck right! You woke up a demon 😈 stop playing with me now and block me for your own sanity
Amanda Grindeland deleting comments isn’t gonna delete the SS btw. You wanna talk about fighting in front of the kids. My family has witnessed and recorded two incidents when your beloved cousin was punching the shit out of me in front of my daughter? You wanna lecture someone go lecture her about it. And as for your mother I have nothing but love for her everyone else in that family is weird and I’m not sorry. The person you are dying to defend on here is your biggest hater I use to hear about it all the time more recently when you guys recently went to grand forks and you made your grandmother pay for everything. Think about that next time you hang out with your fake ass cousin who bitches about you guys every chance she gets. I’m done replying after this. And as for the threats you are making about having people come fight me, getting me fired and trying to have me lose my place of residence good luck 👍🏼