OCALA, Fla. – Figuring out who’s at fault isn’t always easy.
Take, for instance, the job of the Florida sheriff’s deputy called to “a domestic physical disturbance” shortly after midnight, Oct. 9.
“Upon arrival,” he wrote, “I made contact with the victim [name] and the second victim [her daughter] inside the residence. Victim [mother] is in a dating relationship with the defendant, Stephen Heimbach,” and the three live together, with Heimbach “the caretaker for victim [daughter].”
The girlfriend told the deputy, “She was sleeping in her room when the defendant entered her room and woke her up and began to yell at her,” the arrest report said. “[The victim] advised the defendant yelled at her due to her pouring out his marijuana.
“[The victim] advised she exited her room and got victim [daughter] to go to the kitchen. [The girlfriend] advised the defendant exited the room and proceeded to go towards the kitchen.
“[The girlfriend] advised the defendant proceeded to throw and dump out her medications. [The girlfriend] advised the defendant continued to yell at her and pushed her towards the door near the kitchen using one hand. [The girlfriend] then advised the defendant went towards the [daughter] and pushed her. [The girlfriend] advised [the daughter] pushed the defendant in an attempt to separate him, due to him being physical and aggressive.
“No marks were seen on [the girlfriend].”
Next, the deputy spoke to the girlfriend’s daughter, whose age is not mentioned in the arrest report.
The report said she told a similar story, including getting up
and seeing “the defendant throw and dump [her mother’s] pill bottles due to being upset. [The daughter] advised the defendant then pushed [her mother] towards the door using one hand.”
Then, “After getting yelled at, the defendant pushed [the daughter]. [The daughter] advised she pushed the defendant back in ‘self-defense’ to separate him, and yelled at him to get away.
“[The daughter] advised the defendant was pushed out the door which led to the garage. [The daughter] advised the defendant entered the residence and got his cell phone to contact law enforcement.
“No visible marks were seen on [the daughter].”
Finally, the deputy stepped outside to speak to the third party involved.
“He woke up to his garage room being destroyed,” the arrest report said. “The defendant advised he went to [his girlfriend’s] room and yelled at her and stated, ‘What the f***.’ The defendant then advised he was pushed out the door by both victims and locked out of the residence.”
The deputy wrote he read Heimbach his rights, which he didn’t do with the mother or daughter.
Then, “The defendant advised he yelled at the victims after finding out his garage room was destroyed. The defendant advised he then dumped and threw [his girlfriend’s] medications.
“The defendant advised he never put his hands on the victims.”
Still, Heimbach, 54, was arrested and charged with two counts of battery, despite the lack of visible injuries on his girlfriend or her daughter.
He was released in lieu of $2,000 bond after two days in jail.
He also signed an order saying he’s “restrained and enjoined from threatening, assaulting, harassing, or abusing the alleged victim[s],” and not return to their home, which property records show has three bedrooms and is owned by a company in Jacksonville.
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