
A 32-year-old St. Joseph man arrested on probation-violation warrants after a standoff last week appeared before a judge on one of those warrants Tuesday. A prosecutor said he was $80,000 behind on his child support. A hearing is scheduled Thursday before another judge in a domestic assault case. Both date back to 2014.
As we reported, Marti was arrested after a two-hour standoff July 19 in the 2100 block of Buehler. Officers went there to serve two felony warrants. Marti was initially uncooperative and the Special Response Team was called in to assist.
Associate Circuit Judge Rebecca Spencer delayed a show-cause hearing in the non-support case Tuesday to allow Theodor Marti time to get an attorney. During the hearing, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Laura Donaldson told Judge Spencer that Marti is in arrears more than $80,000 in the non-support case. Marti is on probation after pleading guilty in June of 2014 to a felony charge of non-support with total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments.
He is also due in court before Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg on Thursday for an alleged probation violation in the domestic assault case. In that case, Marti pleaded guilty to felony charge of domestic assault in the third degree for his third or subsequent offense.
Marti is being held without bail in the Buchanan County Jail.