SUPERIOR Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho has allowed Heirszan T. Martinez, 33, to be released to a third-party custodian after executing a $5,000 appearance bond.
Martinez is accused of stalking his former girlfriend and violating an April 17 protective order that will expire on April 17, 2025.
He was charged with disturbing the peace, violating an order of protection, and stalking.
Judge Camacho ordered Martinez to return to court for a preliminary hearing on Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. and for an arraignment on Aug. 12 at 9 a.m.
Chief Prosecutor Chester Hinds appeared for the government, while Martinez was represented by the Public Defender’s Office.
The former girlfriend of Martinez reported to the police that he had violated a court order of protection. She requested to meet with a police officer at Kagman Mobil Gas Station.
Police Officer Hector Efraim met with the woman and her current boyfriend. During the interview, her boyfriend’s cell phone kept ringing. The boyfriend told the officer that the person calling was Martinez.
The police officer answered the cell phone and spoke with Martinez.
Efraim said, “Hello, this is DPS.”
Martinez replied “DPS, my f***** a**, let me speak to her!”
Efraim said, “Heirszan, I’m not playing. This is Officer Hector Efraim. What do you want?”
Martinez said, “I don’t give a ****, let me speak to….” Efraim then hung up the phone.
The woman told Efraim that she and her current boyfriend went to a store earlier. Her current boyfriend got out of their car and entered the establishment.
While waiting for him in their car, a charcoal gray sedan parked right next to her vehicle, and she saw that the driver was Martinez.
She said Martinez got out of his car and started taking pictures or videos of her vehicle and license plate. Martinez then entered the store and took a video of her current boyfriend at the cash register before leaving the store.
Scared
The victim told police that she was scared and worried because, in the past, Martinez would throw himself onto the hood of her car to prevent her from leaving.
In a follow-up interview, the woman told police that she had been constantly receiving messages from multiple numbers and she believes they were from Martinez.
She said an order of protection was granted on April 17, 2024, against Martinez.
But, she said, Martinez continued to send her messages. She expressed how irritated and mentally drained she was and that she feared for her safety.
She said she feels the order of protection is useless because Martinez continues to disturb her peace.
Coincidence
In a statement to the police, Martinez said he coincidentally found himself in the same place at the store as his ex-girlfriend on May 17, 2024.
He said he learned that his ex-girlfriend was leaving her children at home to be with her new boyfriend. Martinez said he wanted to confront the boyfriend.
Martinez said he started video-recording her car to provide evidence that he was not bothering her.
He said he saw her inside the car in the parking lot.
Martinez also admitted that he texted her after the TRO and order of protection was served to him. He said he used his cell phone to contact her because he missed her.
