LOGAN — A 32-year-old Texas man has been arrested and charged with allegedly forcing himself into a Logan home, and assaulting a woman and her daughter, according to law enforcement. Sandro Rustom Mahari was booked into the Cache County Jail, Sept. 14.
According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, Logan City Police officers were dispatched to a suspicious incident Sept. 14. A caller phoned 911, reporting a female could be heard screaming, and banging noises on a nearby door.
When officers arrived on the scene, they heard loud screams and watched as a man chased a woman and her child around the property. Police ordered the male, later identified as Mahari, to the ground and placed him in custody.
The alleged victim told officers that Mahari had been drinking and wanted to come inside her home. When she denied his request, telling him to go sleep in his semi-truck, he began banging on the door, demanding entry, according to the arrest affidavit.
The woman said Mahari reportedly broke the back door and entered the home. He allegedly took her cell phone as she was calling 911, and placed his hands around her neck, blocking her airway.
The alleged victim stated she was struck by Mahari during the altercation. He also pushed the daughter into a closet, and then strangled the woman again, court paperwork explained.
Police reported finding severe damage to the trim and frame of the back door. They also detected the odor of alcohol coming from Mahari’s breath. The alleged victim had several scratches on her throat and face.
According to court records, Mahari made an initial appearance Sept. 17 in Logan’s 1st District Court. He was charged with aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony; two counts of aggravated assault and domestic violence in the presence of a child, both third-degree felonies; along with misdemeanors for child abuse, damaging a communication device, property damage and public intoxication.
Mahari was ordered to remain in jail, being held without bail. He is scheduled to appear again in court Oct. 22, and could face up to life in prison, if convicted.
Individuals arrested and charged in complaints are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.