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Man faces 16 domestic violent related counts
Thelma Grimes/San Pedro Valley News-Sun
Zachary Jacob Galleano of Benson remains in jail charged with 16 counts of various domestic violence acts, including allegedly kidnapping, biting and strangling his ex-girlfriend.
According to Benson Police documents, on July 18 police were called to the 200 block of N. Orr Avenue in reference to an assault and kidnapping.
The report states that a local female claimed that her ex-boyfriend, Galleano, held her against her will.
The victim informed police that about an hour before calling the police around 10:51 p.m., Galleano asked her to give him a ride home because he had drunk too much alcohol.
After taking him home, Galleano allegedly stole the car keys and threw them over the house, and grabbed the victim, dragging her into the home.
"Once inside the home, Zachary bit her on the abdomen and back, punched her in the legs, and strangled her repeatedly," according to the report prepared by Officer Molly Ingram. "She said Zachary strangled her so hard she blacked out, couldn't breathe and felt pressure on her ears. She told me Zachary pulled her pants off and tried to pry her legs open. She said Zachary wouldn't allow her to leave the home, but she finally escaped and ran to this residence on Patagonia Street."
Officer Ingram said the victim showed her bite marks on the right side of her abdomen and a mark on the right side of her back. While refusing medical treatment at first, Ingram reported that the victim was later transported to Benson Hospital where she was treated. The victim was said to be worried about the bite marks because Galleano had Hepatitis C.
Ingram said while Galleano denied the charges, he was taken into police custody, and later escaped.
"When we arrived at the Benson Police Department, I opened my rear door and Zachary stepped out," Ingram said in the report. "Zachary asked me, 'Am I going to jail tonight?'" I told him we would have to see. Zachary then fled on foot, traveling east in the alley between 6th and 7th Street. I pursued on foot as well, advising dispatch of the situation and our location. When Zachary reached San Carlos Street I lost sight of him because of the darkness."
Benson officers, with assistance from the Cochise County Sheriff's Office, began a search of the area, going to homes of some of Galleano's known associates.
He was later found at a trailer on 6th Street and arrested. Among the 16 felonies Galleano is also charged with escape in the second degree.
Other charges include one count of aggravated assault, one count of domestic violence by kidnapping, one count of domestic violence by committing aggravated assault, several counts of domestic violence assault while victim was restrained as Galleano allegedly strangled the victim repeatedly, several counts of domestic violence while using a dangerous or deadly instrument and several counts of domestic violence that included aggravated assault.
Going into further detail, Ingram interviewed the victim for a second time the next evening to get more details of the alleged attack.
The victim said after she was forced into Galleano's house, he held her down and locked the door, telling her to sit on the couch because she wasn't leaving.
"The victim said she told Zachary he couldn't keep her in the house," the report states. "She said she tried to go to the door, which made him angry, and he grabbed her by the neck and squeezed saying, 'you want to leave?' She said she made several attempts to reach the door and he would strangle/punch/bite her each time. She told me she had also attempted to reach the home phone in order to call for help and he had again attacked her for doing so. She told me Zachary strangled her so hard she thought her ears were bleeding."
Galleano allegedly made the victim watch while "he tried to kill himself" the report states. Using a cable he allegedly tried to strangle himself, until she became scared and began to vomit.
Later, the victim said she talked Galleano into letting her go outside to smoke, which is when she managed to escape from the Orr Street home, running to another home on Patagonia Street.
Justice of the Peace Joe Knoblock set Galleano's bond at $250,000 last Tuesday. He was transported to the county jail in Willcox, where he will remain until trial.
Ingram said in the report that the victim plans to get a restraining order against Galleano.
Domestic violence remains a major problem nationwide. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control each year about 4.8 million women are abused by a spouse or boyfriend. Less than 20 percent of women who suffered abused sought medical treatment following injury. And the numbers continue to grow.
Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner.
According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, which includes crimes that were not reported to the police nearly 300,000 women in the U.S. are raped or sexually assaulted.
While all women can be the victims of domestic violence, the primary targets are low-income, young women. Women ages 20-24 are at greatest risk of nonfatal domestic violence, and women age 24 and under suffer from the highest rates of rape. The Justice Department estimates that one in five women will experience rape or attempted rape during their college years, and that less than 5 percent of these rapes will be reported.
The American Institute for Domestic Violence reports that each year, the health-related costs of rape, physical assault, stalking, and homicide by intimate partners exceed $5.8 billion.
Zachary Jacob Galleano of Benson remains in jail charged with 16 counts of various domestic violence acts, including allegedly kidnapping, biting and strangling his ex-girlfriend.
According to Benson Police documents, on July 18 police were called to the 200 block of N. Orr Avenue in reference to an assault and kidnapping.
The report states that a local female claimed that her ex-boyfriend, Galleano, held her against her will.
The victim informed police that about an hour before calling the police around 10:51 p.m., Galleano asked her to give him a ride home because he had drunk too much alcohol.
After taking him home, Galleano allegedly stole the car keys and threw them over the house, and grabbed the victim, dragging her into the home.
"Once inside the home, Zachary bit her on the abdomen and back, punched her in the legs, and strangled her repeatedly," according to the report prepared by Officer Molly Ingram. "She said Zachary strangled her so hard she blacked out, couldn't breathe and felt pressure on her ears. She told me Zachary pulled her pants off and tried to pry her legs open. She said Zachary wouldn't allow her to leave the home, but she finally escaped and ran to this residence on Patagonia Street."
Officer Ingram said the victim showed her bite marks on the right side of her abdomen and a mark on the right side of her back. While refusing medical treatment at first, Ingram reported that the victim was later transported to Benson Hospital where she was treated. The victim was said to be worried about the bite marks because Galleano had Hepatitis C.
Ingram said while Galleano denied the charges, he was taken into police custody, and later escaped.
"When we arrived at the Benson Police Department, I opened my rear door and Zachary stepped out," Ingram said in the report. "Zachary asked me, 'Am I going to jail tonight?'" I told him we would have to see. Zachary then fled on foot, traveling east in the alley between 6th and 7th Street. I pursued on foot as well, advising dispatch of the situation and our location. When Zachary reached San Carlos Street I lost sight of him because of the darkness."
Benson officers, with assistance from the Cochise County Sheriff's Office, began a search of the area, going to homes of some of Galleano's known associates.
He was later found at a trailer on 6th Street and arrested. Among the 16 felonies Galleano is also charged with escape in the second degree.
Other charges include one count of aggravated assault, one count of domestic violence by kidnapping, one count of domestic violence by committing aggravated assault, several counts of domestic violence assault while victim was restrained as Galleano allegedly strangled the victim repeatedly, several counts of domestic violence while using a dangerous or deadly instrument and several counts of domestic violence that included aggravated assault.
Going into further detail, Ingram interviewed the victim for a second time the next evening to get more details of the alleged attack.
The victim said after she was forced into Galleano's house, he held her down and locked the door, telling her to sit on the couch because she wasn't leaving.
"The victim said she told Zachary he couldn't keep her in the house," the report states. "She said she tried to go to the door, which made him angry, and he grabbed her by the neck and squeezed saying, 'you want to leave?' She said she made several attempts to reach the door and he would strangle/punch/bite her each time. She told me she had also attempted to reach the home phone in order to call for help and he had again attacked her for doing so. She told me Zachary strangled her so hard she thought her ears were bleeding."
Galleano allegedly made the victim watch while "he tried to kill himself" the report states. Using a cable he allegedly tried to strangle himself, until she became scared and began to vomit.
Later, the victim said she talked Galleano into letting her go outside to smoke, which is when she managed to escape from the Orr Street home, running to another home on Patagonia Street.
Justice of the Peace Joe Knoblock set Galleano's bond at $250,000 last Tuesday. He was transported to the county jail in Willcox, where he will remain until trial.
Ingram said in the report that the victim plans to get a restraining order against Galleano.
Domestic violence remains a major problem nationwide. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control each year about 4.8 million women are abused by a spouse or boyfriend. Less than 20 percent of women who suffered abused sought medical treatment following injury. And the numbers continue to grow.
Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner.
According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, which includes crimes that were not reported to the police nearly 300,000 women in the U.S. are raped or sexually assaulted.
While all women can be the victims of domestic violence, the primary targets are low-income, young women. Women ages 20-24 are at greatest risk of nonfatal domestic violence, and women age 24 and under suffer from the highest rates of rape. The Justice Department estimates that one in five women will experience rape or attempted rape during their college years, and that less than 5 percent of these rapes will be reported.
The American Institute for Domestic Violence reports that each year, the health-related costs of rape, physical assault, stalking, and homicide by intimate partners exceed $5.8 billion.
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