A 24-year-old St. Joseph man will remain behind bars as his domestic assault case moves through the courts. A judge on Tuesday read the charges to Lorenzo Lucas of St. Joseph. Court documents assert Lucas “…pulled the victim out of bed by the hair and punched her in the face several times.”

“Lorenzo choked the victim and threatened to shoot her in the head with a silver 9mm pistol, if she tried to leave the bedroom,” according to the probable-cause affidavit.

“The victim was transported to Mosaic Life Care where she was diagnosed with a broken nose and fractured cheek.”

Associate Circuit Judge Rebecca Spencer ruled that Lucas would continue to be held without bail, pending a preliminary hearing now scheduled June 15 at 1:30 pm. Lucas said he is hiring an attorney.