Domestic Abuse Scandals

Shot his wife in her back and arm causing serious injuries and then killed himself while sitting in their car outside a fast-food restaurant

Allegedly struck his ex-wife in the head on two separate occasions, has a "history" of physically pinning her to the ground, and punched holes in the walls when they were arguing

Physically assaulted his estranged wife resulting in charges and a restraining order against him, which he promptly violated by going to her home, injuring her and damaging her property

Threw his phone in a rage and struck his less than 14-year-old foster child in the leg resulting in a cut and bruise during an argument over not cleaning their room

Slapped his much smaller wife twice after she slapped him first at a NYE party

Choked and threw a punch at his ex-girlfriend Cheryl Parsa after she confronted him about a woman she suspected he was cheating on her with

Shot a 12-year-old girl in the head then buried her body after kidnapping her from her home

Struck her ex-husband in the face in front of their children after she initiated a verbal argument with him

Spanked a child under his care in the bottom so hard that it caused bruising and admitted to police officers that he "would agree it was excessive"

Mentally and emotionally abused his minor child by implying they will "burn in hell" and spitefully wished they will become ill any time they "see or touch something" they enjoyed over a series of texts and emails that resulted in his estranged wife filing a restraining order against him

Struck his three-year-old son in the face then yanked his hair

Pushed his wife to the floor and took all her personal belongings including her cellphone, wallet, and keys so she couldn't call for help or escape their house with her children

Choked and strangled his wife multiple times, once kicked her out of their car on the side of the highway when she was pregnant, struck his child leaving a handprint, and hit another child with a door leaving a bruise over a yearslong period

Forcefully threw his girlfriend and former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham against a wall and slapped her on the face in his apartment after she accused him of being unfaithful

Pointed a loaded gun against his ex-wife's head and threatened to kill her and her new boyfriend, after which she got a restraining order issued against him

Repeatedly choked his ex-girlfriend to the point of unconsciousness and beat her like a "rag doll" during which she suffered black eyes, a swollen lip, deep bruising and scratches on her face

Scratched her boyfriend's face and chest and vandalized the inside of his home during a drunken argument that happened when she wasn't old enough to legally drink alcohol

Grabbed his wife by the neck and threw her against a shelving unit

Grabbed state rep Tarah Toohil by the neck and pinned her against a wall inside the state Capitol, kicked, and pinched her and once brandished his gun and threatened to kill both of them, which prompted her to get a restraining order against him

Was "abusive, degrading, a liar and a cheater" to an ex-girlfriend according to a message she sent to an ex-wife seeking someone who could "relate to the hell I have gone through" (spoiler alert: the ex-wife could)

Frequently threw his wife Colbie Holderness on their bed and choked, physically restrained, and grinded an elbow or knee into her body to "emphasize his anger" while he yelled at her, which she described as "very scary and dehumanizing"

Kicked his newlywed wife Colbie Holderness in the leg during a flight to their honeymoon destination which left her stunned because she had "just tied the knot with him" days earlier

Punched his wife Colbie Holderness in the face giving her a black eye while they were vacationing in Italy of which she had photographic evidence

Violently yanked out a fistful of Ivana Trump's hair because she recommended a plastic surgeon to remove a bald spot in a procedure that he did not know would be painful

Physically abused his wife at least eight separate times over a period of time ranging from when they were dating to the final assault that happened in a Ritz-Carlton hotel which resulted in his arrest

Allegedly choked his then wife and dragged her down the stairs by her neck during an argument witnessed by his daughter

Physically abused his college girlfriend by grabbing her wrists so hard they would bruise and emotionally abused her by controlling many aspects of her life and demanding to approve of anyone she interacted with

Struck his wife multiple times in the face, yanked her hair, threw her to the ground, and dragged and kicked her inside their hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel after she confronted him over an affair he was having with a law clerk

Yanked his wife Jennifer Willoughby out of the shower by her neck and shoulders and violently screamed at her while she tried to get out of his grasp

Sprayed his wife's entire body with a can of disinfectant then threw the can at her face which required her to get stitches at a local hospital

Choked his wife from behind, raced to snatch her cell phone before she could get to it and call for help, and told her "if you call [the police] you know what will happen" which left her "visibly shaking and crying" especially since he did all of this in front of their two young children

Had his longtime friend murder his ex-wife and her father at their home out of a bitter custody dispute over their young son in which she planned to move out of the state away from him but unfortunately was too late

Intentionally shot and killed his former fiancé months after she sought and received a protective restraining order against him