Law & Crime
A Florida attorney accused of holding a gun to his wife’s head after assaulting her may have a long history of domestic violence, according to police.
Andrew Zelmanowitz, 42, is accused of second degree felony robbery, depriving a victim of medical care, and misdemeanor assault, Miami-Dade County Court Records show. According to local ABC affiliate WPLG, Zelmanowitz’s wife went to police on Wednesday and told them he has “continuously beaten her” — and that things had escalated.
The station, citing an arrest report, says that the violence began at around 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday when Zelmanowitz’s wife, who is not identified in the story, asked him to read a note to her.
“Zelmanowitz arose from the bed, grabbed [her] by the throat and began choking and pushing her,” the arrest report says, according to WPLG. “As a result her head had struck the television.”
The attorney’s wife reportedly tried to call 911 “while Zelmanowitz continued to push her,” the report says. He “forcefully” pulled his wife’s from her hand, and when she tried to run, he allegedly shoved her into their closet, “causing her to hit the shelves, and proceeded to shove her to the floor.”
He then allegedly threatened her life.
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