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Jonathan Fanene making headlines in a bad way.

Last Updated: 06/08/19

Get ready for the possibility of a long discussion in the media about this story. Given the nature of it and all of the details. The short summary: Jonathan Fanene might have had an affair and definitely had a physical meltdown on his family when confronted about the affair.

Fanene stands charged with five misdemeanors and eight felonies. He apparently assaulted his wife and sister-in-law, in front of his 9 year old son. Striking his wife and sister-in-law with a pipe, golf club, broom handle, and an extension cord which was used as a whip.

Fanene is charged with:

  • Two counts of kidnapping (domestic violence) - class B felony
  • Three counts of felonious restraint (domestic violence) - class C felony
  • Two counts of second degree assault (domestic violence) - class D felony
  • One count of unlawful use of a weapon - class D felony
  • Two count of third degree assault (domestic violence) - class A misdemeanor
  • Two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon - class A misdemeanor
  • One count of possession of unlicensed firearms - class A misdemeanor

Among details contained within the affidavit:

Father instructed son to grab "the bat." When the boy couldn't find one, he brought a pipe, golf club and broom handle. The son then saw his father "use these objects to assault" his mother and "At one point during the course of the physical onslaught, she [sister-in-law] got up on the couch to distance herself from him, but he assaulted her with the pipe. He grabbed a commercial grade extension cord, wound it around his hand, and proceed to whip her [wife] and her sister-in-law with it."

Police said the wife suffered multiple contusions covering an area from her shoulders to ankles on one side of her body. She also sustained injuries to her buttocks, the upper portion of both arms and her lips.

Affidavit states 9-year-old son who confirmed that his father beat his mom and his aunt on Sunday, May 26th, and he saw his dad "hit and drag his mom into the living room."

Wife says: Fanene would stop, as if "taking a break" and would "lecture them" before resuming the physical onslaught, the beatings went on for four rounds, with three "breaks" in-between.

Lori told police that at one point, Fanene hit her so hard that she "blacked out" momentarily, and when she came to, she could hear herself gasping for air. She said she was lying on the ground and could see her husband's feet "walking around in front of her."

She added that during one of Fanene's "lectures", he allegedly told them that he "enjoys hurting people; he can beat them all day."

When the beatings ended, the victim said her husband told her to get out, get on the plane and leave, he wanted a divorce, and he's taking the kids, according to the criminal complaint.

Source:

https://pro32.ap.org/article/former-bengal-faces-assault-charges-american-samoa
https://nypost.com/2019/06/07/ex-nfler-jonathan-fanene-used-golf-club-to-attack-wife-sister-in-front-of-son-police/

http://www.samoanews.com/local-news/additional-charges-filed-against-dywa-director-enjoys-hurting-people-victim-alleges-he

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