SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – A TV personality known for his role as a contestant on “Love Island USA” and “The Challenge: USA” was charged with multiple felonies, according to court documents filed Monday.
Cashel Barnett, 34, was charged with aggravated assault and domestic violence in the presence of a child, both third-degree felonies, on Friday, May 9. He is also facing two misdemeanor charges of assault.
On April 24, a woman reported an incident to the Salt Lake City Police Department, saying she was strangled during an argument with Barnett earlier that month.
The victim told police she had attempted to hug Barnett “to calm him down” when he slapped her away. Barnett allegedly followed her into the bedroom and picked her up by the neck with both of his hands before throwing her on the bed. The victim said he continued to apply pressure on her neck, making it so she couldn’t breathe or see clearly.
She said Barnett then slapped her in the face, saying, “You’re fine.” Following the incident, the victim told police she experienced several symptoms, including coughing, trouble swallowing, neck pain, nausea, vomiting, memory loss, and a headache.
“The report of strangulation is particularly concerning. Injuries related to strangulation can be serious, yet not necessarily apparent,” prosecutors wrote in court documents.
They said that loss of consciousness can occur after just six seconds of strangulation and the victim can die after 62 seconds. Strangulation can also cause brain damage due to the lack of oxygen in the brain. The state argues that victims who are strangled are 7.5 times more likely to be killed by that same person later on.
“The State believes that the victim will likely suffer further domestic abuse at the hands of the
defendant should he remain out of custody. Therefore, the State requests that the defendant be
booked and held without bail,” prosecutors argued.
On Monday, May 12, a judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Barnett. He has not yet been booked into the Salt Lake County Jail.
Barnett, a contestant on the first season of “Love Island USA,” had paired up with Kyra Green but was later eliminated after she dumped him for another contestant. She later decided to leave the show to pursue Barnett, Us Magazine explains, reporting that the couple “dated on and off before calling it quits for good in October 2019.” They later appeared during the first season of “The Challenge: USA.”
Barnett’s “Love Island USA” biography lists him as a musician and model from Sacramento, California.
Source: Fox 8 News Channel
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