HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A man was accused of punching a wheelchair-bound victim in the jaw twice.
On Thursday morning, Carlos Joseph Aflague Salas Jr. was accused of assaulting a man who was in a wheelchair and who had allowed Salas to live in his home since Typhoon Mawar.
According to a magistrate’s complaint, Salas had been helping the victim around his house, but there was a dispute that resulted in the victim confronting Salas about having his friends visit the house and making a mess. The victim told Salas if they were going to come in and out of the house they needed to close the door behind them.
“That angered the defendant who told the victim not to talk to his friends or look at them. In response, the victim told the defendant that he could talk to anyone in his home,” the complaint stated.
Salas then allegedly punched the victim twice in the jaw and told him not to talk back to him. The victim attempted to use his cane as protection from Salas who subsequently fled.
According to the complaint, because the victim had trouble breathing he asked his neighbor to call 911, which led to the victim being taken to Guam Regional Medical City.
“The victim further reported that the defendant had been aggressive toward him since living at his home, and he was afraid to tell the defendant to leave because he believes that the defendant is using the drug ‘ice,’” according to the complaint.
The victim also stated he wanted Salas out of his house and to file a restraining order.
Salas was subsequently arrested before saying the victim “started it” and hit Salas first, the complaint stated.
Salas was charged with two counts of family violence as third-degree felonies and two counts of misdemeanor assault, all of which had special allegations of vulnerable victim sentencing enhancements.
If convicted of the charges, Salas faces a maximum of 30 years in prison, according to the Office of the Attorney General.
