Hispanic man sentenced to 25 years for kidnapping his girlfriend in Ventura
Salvador Pena Martinez was sentenced for assaulting and kidnapping his girlfriend in May 2020; the Hispanic man pleaded guilty to the charges on April 21
A Hispanic man from Ventura County was sentenced to 25 years in prison for violently attacking and kidnapping his girlfriend in 2020, authorities reported.
The defendant, Salvador Pena Martinez, 44, heard the sentence during a hearing on July 21, according to a press release from the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
Pena Martinez attacked his girlfriend on May 17, 2020, during an argument over her cell phone. The Hispanic man repeatedly hit her, pulled her hair, hit her with a phone, strangled her until she passed out, and pinned her with his knees, according to court documents.