Handyman charged with serious assault & strangulation of his stepdaughter: Michael Ignatz

Police found the juvenile victim with a bruised face, neck, and collar bone, and a broken front tooth. She disclosed her stepfather, 51-year-old Michael Ignatz, put her in a chokehold, pulled her into a bedroom, and repeatedly punched her in the face. The incident happened in September of 2020, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He successfully avoided police until this week, when he was booked on the outstanding felony warrant.

Step-father has “discipline issues” with 8 and 10-year-old boys

30-year-old Angel Arnau was charged with two counts of child abuse after one of his stepsons escaped their apartment through a window and alerted neighbors that his stepfather was abusing him and his brother.