In re A.R. CA4/2
In July 2021, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office filed an amended wardship petition alleging three counts against 15-year-old A.R.—domestic violence (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)), assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)), and assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(4)). The petition alleged all three counts were felonies.
The incident occurred on April 4, 2021. A.R. and his girlfriend, who had been dating for about a year, got into an argument at the girlfriend’s mother’s house. A.R. left, but returned later to retrieve his belongings, which the girlfriend had set out on the porch. Against the girlfriend’s wishes, A.R. came back inside the house, and their argument escalated.
The girlfriend testified that A.R. began punching her in the face and arms, and when she fell to the floor, he bit her and kicked her in the stomach.
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