There’s already been more than one twist in a pending case involving domestic battery and now there’s another. The alleged victim has been receiving messages from an individual using the name “Johnny Sorrow.” A detective alleges Johnny Sorrow is actually a defendant in the case and the messages are in violation of a no-contact order.

Matthew Owen Alvey, 50, of Solsberry, was arrested Wednesday, August 29, by Greene County Courthouse Security Officer Patrick Fulford following an investigation by Det. Sgt. James O’Malley of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department.

Alvey was taken into custody on a warrant issued on a preliminary charge of invasion of privacy – a violation of a no-contact order, a Class A misdemeanor.

This is the second time Alvey has been arrested this month. The first was on August 3 on a warrant issued for a charge of domestic battery committed in the presence of a child, a Level 6 felony. He is one of two defendants in that case. The other is his ex-wife, Erica Jean Alvey, 53, also of Solsberry.

Click here to find previous stories with the background and details about this case. In one previous story on GreeneStreets, the probable cause affidavits detailing the situation are posted online.

In this latest case of invasion of privacy, Det. Sgt. O’Malley says that when Alvey was first arrested then released on bond, Alvey was given the form, “Agreement to have No Contact with Alleged Victim.” The terms were explained, Alvey said he understood and he signed the form.

Then when Alvey appeared in Greene Superior Court for his initial hearing on August 9, the court issued a no-contact order and it was served to him in court. Alvey was to have no contact with the victim in this case.

Less than two weeks after the no-contact order was issued, a friend of the victim contacted the sheriff’s department about Alvey. The caller said the victim and the victim’s child were staying with her and that the victim had been receiving messages from Alvey.

When Det. Sgt. O’Malley then contacted the victim, she confirmed that she had been receiving messages from Alvey on Facebook, but he was using the name “Johnny Sorrow.”

The detective says he has copies of the communication between the victim and Johnny Sorrow.

In establishing probable cause, O’Malley wrote, “The conversation consists of Johnny Sorrow (Matthew) declaring his love and emotions for Sara. He also asks that the current domestic battery charges be dropped. He states that he is willing to sign any passport paperwork to allow Sara and her child to leave the United States if charges are dropped. Johnny (Matthew) declares ‘I cannot live long without you’ and ‘My life is over.’”

O’Malley said that due to the content of the messages, it is clear that the individual writing the messages is Matthew Alvey and that this is a direct violation of the no-contact order issued by the court.

The court found probable cause and issued the warrant for Alvey’s arrest this past Monday, August 27.

But the next day, the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office filed a petition to revoke Alvey’s bond in the first case on the grounds that he had violated the conditions of his bond. So on Wednesday, August 29, the court issued a second arrest warrant on the bond revocation.

As of late Thursday, Matthew Alvey, aka Johnny Sorrow, was still in the Greene County Jail where he was being held without bond.