Honduras native charged with illegal re-entry after Neosho domestic assault arrest

A Honduran native was charged with illegal re-entry today in U. S. District Court in Springfield.

The charge against Angel Fabricio Barahona, 33, stemmed from an April 21 domestic assault arrest by the Neosho Police Department.

From the probable cause statement filed in Newton County Circuit Court:

On April 21, 2026, I was dispatched regarding a child abuse investigation. It was reported that the defendant struck Victim One, a juvenile, with a belt.

Initial information indicated that Mr. Barahona struck Victim One, who is 12 years of age, on the legs above the knee with a belt, causing injury. A report was made to school authorities, and Victim One was located at school. A school official observed bruising on Victim One's legs above the knee.

Victim One was later forensically interviewed. Victim One disclosed that on April 20, 2026, Mr. Barahona confronted her in a bedroom and struck her three times on the legs with a belt, causing pain. Victim One further stated Mr. Barahona retrieved the belt and intentionally struck her above the knees. 

Victim One stated Mr. Barahona did not fold the belt in half and stretched it out long ways.

Victim One reported that Witness One attempted to intervene, at which point Mr. Barahona pushed Witness One out of the room and continued the assault. Victim One stated she was in fear during the incident.

Witness One intervened again and Victim One reported hearing Mr. Barahona subsequently strike Witness One with the belt while Witness One yelled for the defendant to stop.

Victim One was medically examined. Bruising was documented on both legs consistent with being struck by a belt. Photographs were taken. The bruising on Victim One's leg showed the belt path, and impressions of the belt. Victim One had three separate belt mark bruises.

A second juvenile, Witness Two, reported hearing Mr. Barahona strike Victim One and Witness One with a belt and hearing Witness One yelling for the defendant to stop. Witness One further stated the defendant has struck Victim One on prior occasions. 

During interviews with ICE agents in Springfield, Barahona said he had come into the U. S. illegally through Mexico in 2022. He had been deported in 2021 after being arrested by the Duenweg Police Department for driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child.