Hunter
10/25/22
An Iowa City man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly headbutting his domestic partner
Police were called to the Morgan Court residence of 39-year-old Oscar Velazquez-Aviles at approximately 2am Sunday on reports of a domestic assault. According to the victim, she was involved in an argument with the man when he head-butted her. She fell to the ground and may or may not have lost consciousness. The woman suffered a black eye and acute and lingering pain to the right side of her head.
Velazquez-Aviles had left the scene by the time officers arrived.
The couple has been in a relationship for over ten years and have two children together.
Valasquez-Aviles was arrested later that day and charged with 2nd offense Domestic Assault, an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by a jail term of up to two years if convicted.
