Southern California man sentenced for assaulting, kidnapping girlfriend

A Ventura County man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the violent assault and kidnapping of his girlfriend.

Salvador Pena Martinez, 44, was convicted of the crimes on July 21, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced.

On May 17, 2020, Martinez attacked his girlfriend during an argument about her cell phone. He punched her repeatedly, pulled her by the hair, hit her with a cell phone, choked her until she passed out and pinned her down with his knees, court documents said…

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