CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man is facing a felony charge after police say he choked a pregnant woman.
According to Charles City police, officers were called to an alleged domestic abuse incident on Saturday, March 22, 2025. At 2:19 PM that afternoon, police went to the 400 block of 16th Avenue to investigate the incident.
The next day, officers located 29-year-old Mario Joseph Hughes of Charles City, and arrested him on the following charges:
– DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSAULT INVOLVING CHOKING OF A PREGNANT PERSON – CLASS D FELONY
– DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY INJURY – SERIOUS MISDEMEANOR
Hughes (pictured at top) was taken to the Floyd county jail at 4:33 AM that morning and soon released on his own recognizance. A no-contact order was placed on Hughes as a result of the case against him. He now awaits a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 11 at 8:45 AM.