Man assaults girlfriend with blow dryer, then takes automotive, debit card with out permission

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A Wichita Falls man is going through a number of expenses together with two state jail felonies after police say he beat a lady with a blow dryer, then took her automotive and debit card with out permission.

Ralph Sierra, 46, is at present being held within the Wichita County Jail on bonds totaling $19,500 for a complete of 5 expenses stemming from the incident:

• Unauthorized use of a car (State Jail Felony)
• Credit card or debit card abuse (State Jail Felony)
• Assault – household violence (Class A Misdemeanor)
• Unlawful restraint (Class A Misdemeanor)
• Interference with emergency request for help (Class A Misdemeanor)

According to the arrest affidavits, officers with the Wichita Falls Police Department responded to the 2000 block of Collins Avenue in reference to a excessive precedence stolen car at round 10:08 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

The affidavits mentioned officers had been notified forward of time by dispatch the sufferer mentioned her boyfriend, whom she recognized as Ralph Sierra, had simply left the residence and took her car with out her permission to take action.

Responding officers made contact with the sufferer who was sitting outdoors of the residence after they arrived.

According to officers on the scene, the sufferer was very withdrawn and was appearing scared and had blood working down her leg from a small reduce on her shin in addition to bruises throughout her arms.

When police requested the sufferer what occurred, she instructed them she was visiting Wichita Falls to see her boyfriend, Sierra, who had lately gotten out of rehab for alcohol abuse.

The sufferer instructed police Sierra had been “drinking all day”, was rising extra aggressive and confrontational, and mentioned “the more he drank, the more verbally and physically abusive he became.”

According to authorities, the sufferer instructed police that whereas she was within the bathe, Sierra poured beer throughout, then hit her behind the top with a blow dryer a number of occasions.

The affidavit mentioned the assault continued for hours, with Sierra repeatedly punching the sufferer with a closed fist throughout her physique and hitting her with a belt on her again and legs.

The sufferer instructed authorities she tried to depart the residence a number of occasions however Sierra wouldn’t enable her to take action and as an alternative blocking her path and persevering with to bodily assault her.

According to the affidavit, the sufferer mentioned she was capable of sneak into the lavatory and name 9-1-1, screamed for assist and positioned her telephone on the lavatory counter in hopes dispatchers would hear the disturbance within the background of the decision.

The sufferer instructed police Sierra grabbed her telephone, noticed she was calling authorities, disconnected the decision and threw the telephone in opposition to the wall, damaging it.

Authorities mentioned the sufferer instructed them Sierra ultimately took her debit card and automotive keys with out her permission and left the residence in her crimson 2008 Dodge Charger.

A data test indicated the car was in reality registered to the sufferer with an insurance coverage coverage in her identify.

The sufferer instructed police shortly after Sierra left, she obtained alerts on her telephone that her debit card had been used for 3 transactions at three completely different areas for a complete just below $100.

A number of hours later at 12:32 a.m. Sunday morning, March 6, the debit card was used at La Herradura Bar within the 1100 block of Sheppard Access Road.

Officers arrived on the location and positioned a car matching the outline given by the sufferer, then went contained in the institution and positioned Sierra and requested him to come back outdoors to speak by his automotive.

Sierra led police straight to the car he drove to the institution, the victims car, and officers positioned him below arrest. A search of Sierra uncovered each the sufferer’s debit card and a set of keys that labored with the sufferer’s automotive.

Sierra refused to talk with police after they learn him his Miranda Warning, in accordance with the affidavit.

A data test revealed over a dozen arrests for Sierra since 1993, together with 5 for public intoxication, three assault expenses, 4 expenses involving false or tampered identification, legal non-support and disorderly conduct.

Most lately, Sierra spent practically 4 months in jail following an incident in May 2012 which led to 4 expenses, together with assault household violence, tampering with identification numbers, possession of a prohibited weapon and illegal possession of a firearm by a felon.