Jeff Monson arrested for assaulting his girlfriend

Published on: 20th January, 2009

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Jeff Monson arrested on assault charges

Last week we reported to you that Washington State had issued a warrant for former UFC Heavyweight Jeff Monson on Capital Vandalism charges. Monson an Anarchist spray painted “Anarchy” and “Peace” signs on the columns of a State building while being interviewed by ESPN The Magazine. Upon seeing the article authorities issued a warrant for his arrest and he was facing 10 years in jail along with a $20,000 fine. Now Monson has been arrested for Assault charges this past weekend after smashing up his ex-Girlfriend’s house and computer. The argument began when she found out that he had other women in his life and threw his cell phone out of the window of her car.

The Olympian had the initial report of Monson’s arrest in North Carolina at Davie County.

“Stephanie Trapani, 30, of Advance, North Carolina, said Monson is in jail for trashing her home and grabbing her after an argument Saturday. Trapani says she had a romantic relationship with Monson, but they got in an argument after found out he had romantic relationships with other women. She said she found out information about his other girlfriends on his cell phone and she then threw the cell phone out the window of her car while she was driving to pick him up at the gym. When he found out his cell phone was gone when they returned to Trapani’s home, he got angry. “He went ballistic,” she said.

“At Trapani’s home, Monson packed up his belongings, Trapani said. But when she told him she had thrown his cell phone out the window of her car, he grabbed her laptop and started “hitting the columns” of her home. She said Monson was enraged, and put a hole in the wall and flipped over a grandfather clock.

“He’s being charged with domestic violence and damage to property because he destroyed my house,” Trapani said. “He started just bashing holes in the walls and the columns.”

Trapani said her neighbor called police and Monson was placed under arrest around 8 p.m.

Trapani said she met Monson Sept. 27 at a fight in North Carolina. She said she is a spokesmodel for a fightwear company that Monson endorses.

Trapani said her romantic relationship with Monson is over. “I’m done,” she said”

Monson seems to be in bigger trouble because of the open arrest warrant that was issued last week as well. Hopefully; Monson can “Iron out” these problems and move on with his life because if he is convicted of the Capital Vandalism charge he will face 10 years in jail. Monson was supposed to fight at Sengoku’s next event in Japan, and now may not be able to travel once he is bailed out depending if he is forced to surrender his Passport.

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