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Texas Judge Arrested After Terrifying Assault on Girlfriendby Bob Cull |
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Dallas County Judge was arrested and charged early Saturday morning
after police were called to a disturbance at his residence. Police
claim that 44-year-old Carlos Raul Cortez had dragged his 26-year-old
girlfriend around the home by her hair and that he had repeatedly
strangled her.
The
woman told police that she and Cortez had begun arguing over medication
belonging to a juvenile who also resides in the home and that over time
it had evolved into violence with a drunk and angry Cortez attacking
her repeatedly.
"[The
woman] ... pulled down the portion of her blouse which covered her neck
and showed several red marks the red marks were clearly visible and
appeared to encompass the majority of her neck," according to the police
report.
The
girlfriend said that she and Cortez had spent several hours consuming
alcohol when the fight began. She then said that he got up and started
toward her as she sat on the couch.
"[Cortez]
walked up to her and grabbed her by her hair and throat with both
hands, impeding the flow of oxygen and causing dizziness," the report
said.
She
said that he choked her several times before dragging her by the hair
to a balcony where he leaned her against the railing and continued to
choke her for approximately another 15 seconds, telling her, she said,
that he was going to kill her.
The
report said that the juvenile who lives in the home witnessed the
entire attack but was sent to a neighbor's home to wait until the police
arrived.
Cortez
was charged with assault, family violence and strangulation and
released on a $15,000 bond later in the morning according to the Dallas
County Sheriff's Department.
Cortez sits on the 44th State Civil District Court, a position he was elected to in 2006 and is up for re-election in 2014.
h/t: FON
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