A Linton man arrested and charged with domestic battery in October was back in jail early Monday, accused of violating a no-contact order.

Alejandro Garcia, 30, Linton, was taken into custody by LPD Officer Nick Yingling early yesterday, Monday, November 26, following an investigation by Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Zachary Goad.

Garcia was first arrested on Wednesday, October 10, by Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Heather Wood after she was dispatched to a domestic at an apartment in Linton.

Deputy Wood said when she arrived, she was met by a juvenile under the age of 10 who told her about arguments between their mother and Garcia. The juvenile explained how they had taken a younger child with them to go into a bedroom where they locked the door to hide. The juvenile said Garcia had gone into another bedroom and knocked stuff over and that their mother had been hit during the altercation.

Deputy Wood reported that when she talked to the mother, the mother said Garcia had been asked to leave the apartment several times following a break-up days before. She said he was supposed to move out but kept returning. Earlier that evening, he returned and was irate, tried to take her house key, was stomping and yelling and hit her before he left. She locked the door after he left.

Garcia then allegedly returned again, was trying to get in and kept banging on the door and yelling until law enforcement arrived.

A probable cause affidavit prepared by Deputy Wood indicates that when she talked to Garcia, he dodged questions before finally admitting he had struck the woman.

Garcia was transported and booked in to the Greene County Jail where his bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. Garcia was then charged with domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years of age, a Level 6 felony, and he was served with a protective order and informed he was to have no-contact with the alleged victim. Garcia later bonded out of jail.

On Monday, November 12, GCSD Deputy Goad began an investigation into a report that Garcia had violated the protective order.

When Deputy Goad talked to the alleged victim in the battery, she said she’d been at Walmart with a friend and on the way home, they noticed a car was following them and continued to follow them to her apartment building located on I Street NE in Linton. She said when she got out of the vehicle, Garcia got out of the other vehicle and the other vehicle then drove away. Garcia allegedly approached her and said he wanted to talk but she told him he is not supposed to talk to her or be there.

When Goad later talked to the woman’s friend, he confirmed her story.

Both the woman and the friend believed the car that followed them belonged to a woman who previously lived at the same apartment building.

Deputy Goad reported that when he located Garcia at a residence on Roosevelt Street, Garcia said he had not been to the apartments but Goad noted that as they talked, Garcia became increasingly upset and angry and said he didn’t want to talk to the officer.

When Goad later talked to the woman who allegedly gave Garcia the ride, she confirmed she had given Garcia a ride to the apartments – he said he wanted to go see a friend, but she did not know what day that had occurred.

Last week, the second case was filed against Garcia and a warrant issued for his arrest. When he appears in court for his initial hearing, he will be charged with invasion of privacy – a violation of a no-contact order, a Class A misdemeanor, and criminal trespassing, also a Class A misdemeanor.

Also last week, a petition to revoke Garcia’s bond in the first case was filed, and another warrant issued for his arrest.

As of mid-day Tuesday, Garcia was still in the Greene County Jail.