Originally published as a Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office press release –
“On 06-03-2021 at approximately 9:54 PM, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a domestic violence incident at a residence located at the 3100 block of Ridgewood Road in Willits, California.
Deputies contacted an adult female and Anthony Cape in front of the residence. Deputies learned the adult female and Cape lived together romantically and were involved in an argument early in the evening that escalated into physical altercation.
During the argument Cape started pushing the adult female and eventually tackled her to the ground causing visible injuries to her hands and knees. Cape also slapped the adult female in the face during the argument causing visible injury to her face.
Cape was arrested at the location for felony domestic violence battery. Deputies learned Cape was on Mendocino County misdemeanor probation and he was also charged with violating the terms of his probation.
Cape was booked into the Mendocino County Jail where he was to be held in lieu of $25,000.00 bail.”