$250,000 bail for man who allegedly threatened wife he was separated from, violated restraining order and bound her with duct tape to prevent her calling from help

On 06-18-2016 Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 29000 block of Highway 20 (Fort Bragg, California) after receiving a report of a domestic violence battery that took place on 06-17-2016.

Sheriff’s Deputies arrived to discover a 53 year-old female and her husband, Patrick Dennis Slaughter, had previously separated due to domestic violence issues and were no longer residing together.  The 53 year-old female lived on the Mendocino Coast while Slaughter was living in the Sacramento area.

On 06-16-2016, Slaughter arrived in Fort Bragg and contacted the 53 year-old female to make arrangements to pick up personal belongs.  The 53 year-old female transported Slaughter to her residence to facilitate the property exchange.

After the 53 year-old female and Slaughter entered the residence, he brandished and pointed a handgun at her and told her he intended to kill her.  From approximately ten feet away, Slaughter aimed the handgun at the 53 year-old female’s face and fired a bullet that struck the wall near her head.

On 06-17-2016 in the evening hours, the 53 year-old female was outside her residence when Slaughter appeared from the brush.  Slaughter rushed the 53 year-old female from behind and struck her in the head with a small object in his hand.

The 53 year-old female was knocked to the ground and was bleeding from the forehead.  Slaughter physically assaulted the 53 year-old female and then directed her into the residence.

Once inside the residence, Slaughter began making threatening statements towards to the 53 year-old female and thereafter sexually assaulted her.

Slaughter bound the 53 year-old female’s arms, legs, and mouth with duct tape to prevent her from escaping or calling for help before he eventually left the residence.

Slaughter was the restrained party in a served criminal protective order issued out of the Mendocino County Superior Court, allowing for peaceful contact only during the time of the incident.  This order was a result of a prior domestic violence arrest.  The criminal protective order prohibited Slaughter from possessing firearms.

Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies obtained an arrest warrant for Slaughter and began following investigative leads to locate him.

On 06-23-2016 at approximately 3:45 PM, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies located Slaughter driving the 53 year-old female’s vehicle in the area of Mile Post Marker 7 on Highway 20 near Fort Bragg.

Slaughter was arrested for violations of 664/187PC [Attempted Murder], 289(a)(1)PC [Penetration w/Foreign Object], 288a(2)PC [Oral Copulation], 207(a)PC [Kidnapping, 273.5PC [Domestic Battery], 12022(a)(1)PC [Armed in the Commission of a Felony].

Slaughter was subsequently booked into the Mendocino County Jail where he was to be held in lieu of $250,000.00 bail.