A Florida Keys man has been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend after he dreamed she was cheating on him. The woman, whose name has not been released, claims Carlos Gascon beat her all day on Aug. 8 over the nightmare. She managed to call for help around 6:45 p.m. when Gascon fell asleep.
The woman accused Gascon of choking her, pouring hot coffee on her, cutting the back of her leg with a knife, and threatening to kill her while holding a knife to her throat. Gascon also allegedly picked her up and slammed her down on a glass table, breaking it.
The assault didn’t stop there. Gascon allegedly took his anger out on his own dog. The victim says he picked up the dog, slamming it, and putting his foot on its neck.
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The victim was unable to find her house keys or phone, which she believes Gascon threw in a canal in front of her home.
Gascon faces charges of aggravated battery, aggravated assault, domestic battery by strangulation, battery, false imprisonment, and animal cruelty. He is currently held on $265,000 bail at the Monroe City Jail in Key West.
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