A Joplin man choked his girlfriend, set fire to bedsheets and threatened to burn the house down with her in it, according to a probable cause statement filed Monday in Jasper County Circuit Court.
The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged Addison Earnest Younes (DOB 2004) with first-degree arson and two counts of domestic assault. Bond has been set at $100,000 surety or $10,000 cash. Younes' arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. May 20.
The probable cause statement says a verbal argument between Younes and his girlfriend turned physical with Younes punching her in the face and placing his hands around her throat. When another person attempted to break up the fight, Younes grabbed her and then pinned her against a bed with his hands around her throat.
During the altercation, Younes picked up a butane lighter. Younes lit the lighter up and began waving it back and fourth at V1 and V2. Younes stated he was going to burn the house down and burn V1. Younes lit the bedsheet on fire. V2 put out the flames.
When police arrived, the girlfriend had scratch marks and bruising on her arms, legs, back and had a faint abrasion her neck, according to the probable cause report, while the second alleged victim had "red marking on her neck consistent with finger outlines and.a scratch on her right arm."
The case was investigated by the Joplin Police Department.
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