CLEAR LAKE – A Ventura man who has been charged at least three times previously for domestic abuse was arrested once again for the same offense Sunday night.
Clear Lake police arrested Cory Lee Johnson, age 30, Sunday after responding to a call of a domestic assault at the 500 block of West Lake Street in Ventura. Police said that Johnson was arrested for domestic abuse after an incident involving his girlfriend and that during the altercation he damaged a door on her car.
Charges against Johnson included felony domestic assault and fourth and fifth degree criminal mischief. He was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail and went before a judge. He was released under supervision and awaits an unknown court date. Clear Lake police said the incident is still under investigation.
Johnson was charged by Clear Lake police in 2011 with third or subsequent felony domestic abuse. He took a plea deal and was convicted of second offense domestic assault, an aggravated misdemeanor. He was charged $3,793.76 is court costs and fines, but has yet to make a single payment.
Johnson is also awaiting a jury trial on April 1, 2014 for third or subsequent offense public intoxication.
SUBJECT IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
