Briefs: After Tantrum, Boyfriend Gets Jail Time

Upset over his inability to find a job, a Santa Monica man caused a scene at his home Friday, shattering glass jars that cut his girlfriend's chin.

"He didn't mean to hurt her," but had gotten drunk and was throwing objects around inside the residence, Santa Monica Police Sgt. Richard Lewis said.

The man, 39-year-old Marvin Davis, pleaded guilty this week to charges of corporal injury against a cohabitant and obstructing police officers. He was sentenced to four days in jail. Additionally, he will spend three years on probation and will be required to complete one year of domestic violence counseling, according to the City Attorney's Office.

Before his arrest on Friday night, officers Tased Davis, who had fled the home in the 1800 block of Ninth Street upon their arrival.

When they initially arrived to the scene at about 10:30 a.m., the officers heard screaming. Davis reportedly refused to talk with police, and fled out the rear door and into the alley.

"The suspect was upset that he had not been able to find a job and began breaking items inside the residence," Santa Monica Police Department Sgt. Lewis said. "When the victim confronted him, one of the glass jars he threw onto the kitchen floor, shattered and struck her in the face, causing a laceration."

A restraining order was issued to protect the victim.

Davis has run into similar trouble before. In 1996, he was convicted of battery against someone he either lived with or had a relationship with.

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