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The robbery and battery charges pending against UFC lightweight Luis Pena stem from an alleged domestic violence incident on June 14 where his girlfriend of one year told police he punched her and broke her iPhone 11.
When police in Boca Raton, Fla., were called to the woman’s residence on a domestic disturbance call, she said she had just engaged in a physical altercation with Pena after he accused her of looking at other men on Instagram, grabbed her phone and destroyed it, according to a domestic probable cause affidavit in Palm Beach County (Fla.) obtained by MMA Fighting.
Pena, 27, remains in the Broward County (Fla.) main jail as he awaits a bond hearing on a trio of charges that triggered an arrest warrant in Palm Beach County. Because he was arrested in a different county than the alleged crime, his attorney Daniel Martinez told MMA Fighting, his bond hearing has been be delayed. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, it has been taking up to 30 days to transfer inmates between jails.
“An accusation is not worth the piece of paper it’s printed on,” he said. “Nobody was there. There’s no evidence. It’s just person A’s rendition versus person B’s. ... Accusations are accusations. Evidence is evidence.”
Pena is charged with three crimes: robbery by sudden snatching, battery and criminal mischief. The first two are felonies that potentially carry serious jail time. The UFC told ESPN, which first reported the domestic violence affidavit, that the promotion is monitoring Pena’s case and said the fighter has been suffering from substance abuse issues. The week prior to his arrest, Pena said he planned to get help after struggling with mental health issues.
https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/6/23/22547776/ufcs-luis-pena-arrest-accused-of-punching-girlfriend-breaking-phone-in-domestic-dispute
When police in Boca Raton, Fla., were called to the woman’s residence on a domestic disturbance call, she said she had just engaged in a physical altercation with Pena after he accused her of looking at other men on Instagram, grabbed her phone and destroyed it, according to a domestic probable cause affidavit in Palm Beach County (Fla.) obtained by MMA Fighting.
Pena, 27, remains in the Broward County (Fla.) main jail as he awaits a bond hearing on a trio of charges that triggered an arrest warrant in Palm Beach County. Because he was arrested in a different county than the alleged crime, his attorney Daniel Martinez told MMA Fighting, his bond hearing has been be delayed. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, it has been taking up to 30 days to transfer inmates between jails.
“An accusation is not worth the piece of paper it’s printed on,” he said. “Nobody was there. There’s no evidence. It’s just person A’s rendition versus person B’s. ... Accusations are accusations. Evidence is evidence.”
Pena is charged with three crimes: robbery by sudden snatching, battery and criminal mischief. The first two are felonies that potentially carry serious jail time. The UFC told ESPN, which first reported the domestic violence affidavit, that the promotion is monitoring Pena’s case and said the fighter has been suffering from substance abuse issues. The week prior to his arrest, Pena said he planned to get help after struggling with mental health issues.
https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/6/23/22547776/ufcs-luis-pena-arrest-accused-of-punching-girlfriend-breaking-phone-in-domestic-dispute
