The Woodlands Domestic Violence Blog Archive

A 36-year-old state legislator had been charged with domestic violence following an argument with his wife at their Graniteville home in Aiken County on Monday, December 26. At around 10:00 p.m., Chris Corley was reportedly having a disagreement with his wife when he punched and pushed her. When he noticed that he injured his wife […]

Authorities are searching for a League City woman after she went missing last week. According to the police, the missing woman was identified as a 32-year-old Anne-Christine Johnson. She is a mother of two and a cocktail waitress at the Legends in League City. Initial reports say that Johnson was last seen a week ago […]

Christopher Polvado is the ex-husband of Tamara Reeves, who, inspired by her own abuse at his hands, has been working with state legislators to build a registry of domestic abuse offenders. Polvado has been arrested many times over the years for domestic abuse. In 2013, he was finally sentenced to six years of probation for […]

An Australian short film on domestic violence entitled ‘Degrees of Separation’ was aired for the first time at a conference for family law professionals in Brisbane last weekend. Melbourne barrister Darren Mort funded the $15,000 project himself to explore the situations and circumstances surrounding family violence victims, such as keeping their ordeals a secret and living in […]

There is a lot of stigma surrounding domestic violence, and quite a few myths to debunk. First, it is a misconception that domestic violence is rare. According to Katherine Cabaniss, a judge in the 248th District Court in Harris County, statistics indicate that more than 38 million women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. […]

Rapper Young Jeezy gave in to the police Friday, January 3, over an arrest warrant issued by a grand jury on allegations that he committed domestic violence against his own son, a report by the Huffington Post stated Tuesday, January 7. The artist allegedly knocked his teenage son into a shower door, dragged him into […]

Vice President Joe Biden said more help is needed for those who suffer domestic violence during his visit to the National Domestic Violence Hotline on Wednesday, October 30. The Hotline, which was founded in 2006, has almost 100 staff members to answer about 22,000 calls a month. However, Hotline President Katie Ray-Jones stated they still […]

A flash mob was staged at Market Street in The Woodlands October 13 to “take a stand against domestic violence”. Organizer Janice Warren, who has close ties to the Montgomery County Women’s Shelter, said October is an optimum time to stage a flash mob dedicated to the cause as October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. […]

Former NBA player Sean Banks is facing several charges after a domestic incident involving the mother of his child. Banks, 28, broke into the woman’s house on September 27 and started “verbally harassing her,” according to Englewood Det. Capt. Timothy Torell. After he was told to leave the house, he slashed the woman’s tires and […]

Former National Football League (NFL) player Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson was sentenced to 30 days in Broward County Jail for playfully swatting his lawyer’s behind after winning a plea deal for violating probation in connection with his 2012 domestic violence case against ex-wife Evelyn Lozada on Monday, June 10 in a Fort Lauderdale, Florida courtroom. Judge […]