The Sparks City Attorney’s Office has announced that a jury found Otto Rene Aguirre-Monroy guilty of one count of Domestic Battery, 1st Offense.
In the early hours of August 5, 2021, Sparks Police Department officers were dispatched to a call for service regarding a family disturbance. Upon arrival, the female victim indicated to officers that Aguirre-Monroy, her longtime partner and father of her children, became angry with her when she tried to prevent him from driving after he had been drinking. This escalated to Aguirre-Monroy pushing her, grabbing her by her arms, as well as pulling her by her hair to remove her from the driver’s seat of their vehicle. Officers made contact with Aguirre-Monroy and charged him with Domestic Battery, 1st Offense.
On August 2, 2022, Senior Assistant City Attorney Zadora Hightower represented the City of Sparks at Aguirre-Monroy’s jury trial. This jury trial was the first of its kind conducted in the Sparks Municipal Court and only the third completed in Washoe County. During trial, Ms. Hightower argued that Aguirre-Monroy’s conduct exemplified the power and control dynamic typical in domestic abuse cases and that Aguirre-Monroy needed to be held accountable for his actions. Following deliberations, the jury agreed and found Aguirre-Monroy guilty of one count of Domestic Battery, 1st Offense.
“Consistent with our “End the Silence of Domestic Violence” initiative, the Sparks City Attorney’s Office will aggressively prosecute crimes of domestic violence and stand up to defendants who use physical violence against their partners,” said Sparks City Attorney Wes Duncan. “Domestic violence will not be tolerated, and my office will use all of its resources to prosecute and deter this behavior in our community.”
Aguirre-Monroy was sentenced to 90 days in the Washoe County Jail, suspended for one year on the conditions that he spend two days in the Washoe County Jail, complete 48 hours of community service, complete 26 weeks of domestic violence counseling, as well as an effects of violence in the home parenting class. He also must pay a $300 fine, additional court fines and assessments, a $35 Domestic Violence fee, and be on a Court Compliance Program where he will be randomly alcohol and drug tested.
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