Daniel Borunda

El Paso Times

Previously arrested for throwing a three year old girl out of a moving car in Midland, Texas

He's being held at the El Paso County Jail Annex on a total bond of $61,000

A man accused of throwing a toddler out of a vehicle in Midland two years ago was arrested in El Paso last week after allegedly throwing a 2-year-old boy in another domestic violence case.

El Paso County sheriff's deputies arrested Steve Molina, 20, on March 16 at an apartment in the 12900 block of Jeremiah Drive in Sparks in connection with a domestic violence case earlier this month, officials said.

Molina was wanted on warrants on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, injury to a child, assault-family violence and criminal mischief.

At about 1:30 a.m. March 3, Molina arrived home from work angry for unknown reasons and began arguing with his 20-year-old girlfriend, according to a complaint affidavit. Molina yelled at her to leave the home and would not let her take her children.

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Molina then allegedly grabbed his girlfriend by a wrist, dragged her to the front door and punched her four to five times in the stomach, the complaint stated. After he stopped hitting her, the woman stayed because her children were still in the apartment.

"The victim stated that she did not call the cops because she did not have a phone. The victim stated that the defendant did not allow her to have a phone," the complaint stated.

About 1 a.m. March 7, Molina once again arrived home from work angry and began to yell at his girlfriend to "get out" of the apartment, the complaint stated. The woman began gathering the children's clothing and picked up her 1-year-old son.

Molina allegedly grabbed a 2-year-old boy "by the right arm and threw him out of the bedroom and into the hall," the complaint stated. The child fell on the tile floor, scraped his knee and began crying. The woman picked up both of the children, left the apartment and more than an hour later spoke with deputies.

Deputies noted that the woman had bruises on her left wrist area and on her abdomen and the boy had a scrape on his right knee.

The sheriff's complaint document mentions that the woman told deputies that Molina "had a history of violence and had been previously arrested for throwing a three year old girl out of a moving car in Midland, Texas."

In June 2015, Midland police arrested Molina on family violence charges after he allegedly choked and beat a woman and then took her vehicle, according to a Midland Reporter-Telegram article. There was a 3-year-old child in the vehicle. Molina then stopped the car and threw out the child, who resulted being injured and bleeding from a shoulder.

The court result of the Midland case was not immediately available.

Molina is being held at the El Paso County Jail Annex on a total bond of $61,000.

Daniel Borunda may be reached at 546-6102; dborunda@elpasotimes.com; @BorundaDaniel on Twitter.