Hunter
12/26/19
A Coralville man was taken into custody after allegedly assaulting his live-in girlfriend.
Police say 25-year-old Lubambya Mulungula of Boston Way and the woman have a 9-month old child together. According to arrest reports, Mulungula hit the woman’s head several times with his fist while she was holding the child Wednesday afternoon at approximately 4:00. The woman reportedly received a bruise near her right collarbone.
Mulungula had a warrant for his arrest since August 10th after failing to appear for arraignment for a driving while barred charge.
He was taken into custody and charged with domestic abuse assault causing injury, a serious misdemeanor punishable by a jail sentence of up to one year. The driving while barred charge as a habitual offender is an aggravated misdemeanor carrying a prison sentence of up to two years.
Mullungula remains in the Johnson County Jail; a no contact order was requested between the two parties involved.
