According to documents filed in magistrate court on Tuesday,
Benito Apolinar, 36, pleaded not guilty to one charge of battery on a household member.
At 12:08 p.m. on Monday, Carlsbad police officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of West Church in reference to a fight in progress, said a report filed in the case.
Police arrived to find several people outside of the residence, and a woman yelling inside of the home. The woman, later identified as Dolores Apolinar, was taken aside by police to get her statement.
She was observed to have a red mark on her left cheek, said police.
The woman told officers that she and Apolinar had been married for 15 years, and have children together, but were recently separated.
Police said Benito Apolinar was in Carlsbad to drop off his children with their mother, where he allegedly arrived drunk.
According to the complaint, Dolores Apolinar would not let him into her home because she is on house arrest and feared she would get in trouble.
An argument ensued when Benito Apolinar refused to leave the home. The two reportedly yelled at each other before Apolinar came into the residence and allegedly pulled Dolores Apolinar's hair before punching her in the cheek.
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He told police that he and Dolores had been staying in the home together for a week, saying
the whole incident began with a Facebook status update.
According to the complaint,
Benito Apolinar posted a comment on his Facebook page about the anniversary of his mother's passing, but Dolores Apolinar did not click on the "like" button beneath the update.
Benito Apolinar reportedly told his wife that "he had so many comments on his status" and was apparently unhappy that she did not respond to the post.
"That's amazing everyone 'likes' my status but you, you're my wife. You should be the first one to 'like' my status," he allegedly told his wife.
According to Apolinar's statement regarding the battery, Dolores Apolinar had hit herself in the face and hit him the eyebrow area with her cell phone.
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