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Man allegedly barged into ex’s apartment
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Posted on Mar 07 2023
The Superior Court has imposed a $5,000 cash bail on a man accused of barging into his former girlfriend’s apartment and assaulting her.
During a bail hearing yesterday, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph Camacho imposed a $5,000 cash bail on Trent Mendiola, 42, who is facing charges of disturbing the peace (domestic violence), assault (domestic violence), and vandalism.
Following his bail hearing, Mendiola was remanded back to Department of Corrections custody and was ordered to return to court on March 14, for his preliminary hearing. His arraignment was set for March 20.
According to court documents, police arrested Mendiola following a preliminary investigation into a disturbance report in Chalan Kanoa.
The next day, March 3, investigators met with the victim at her residence in Chalan Kanoa where they saw that the door to the victim’s room had multiple holes and dents.
In an interview with investigators, the victim said that on the afternoon of March 2, she had another woman over when she heard a knock on her bedroom door. The knocker later identified himself as Mendiola and demanded that the victim open the door for him.
Mendiola, who allegedly trying to force himself into the apartment, asked the victim if there was anyone over, to which she replied yes. This caused Mendiola to kick the door open in and tried to look for the woman, who had jumped off the second-floor balcony and ran away.
Mendiola, in a fit of rage, found an empty liquor bottle and allegedly threw it at the victim, missing her by a few inches.
The victim said she managed to call the police sometime during the altercation, who arrived just in time to get Mendiola out of the apartment.
Police learned that Mendiola is on probation for previous cases involving domestic violence, resisting arrest, assault and battery, and unlawful contact. There is a court order that directs him to stay away from the victim.
