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Man arrested for allegedly hitting his wife with phone
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Posted on Nov 16 2004
A man landed in jail after allegedly hitting his common-law wife with a telephone.
Police arrested 36-year-old Frank Hocog Ramangmou for alleged assault.
Superior Court Associate Judge David Wiseman imposed a $5,000-bail on Ramangmou on Monday, after ruling that probable cause exists to believe that the defendant probably committed the crimes of attempted aggravated assault and battery and disturbing the peace.
The judge, however, ruled that there is no probable cause to charge the defendant with assault and battery.
In a sworn declaration submitted by police detective Andrea Carr Ozawa to the court, the investigator said the couple was recently at their Susupe residence when an unidentified person threw a rock at the house around midnight.
The defendant then accused the victim that the unidentified person just wanted to have sex with her and yelled profanities at her, the detective said.
The following morning, Ramangmou told his wife to buy cigarette for him, the detective said. She refused and grabbed the phone to call her brother.
Police said Ramangmou suddenly grabbed the phone from the woman and attempted to hit her face with the equipment. The woman, however, managed to block the phone with her hands.
Fearing a more serious assault, the woman grabbed a machete for her protection, police said. Ramangmou stopped the alleged assault, but she later went to the police to complain against her husband.
