SIKESTON -- A Howardville, Mo., man is accused of stalking a former girlfriend.
Refugio Saenz, 45, is charged with the felony of first degree stalking, according to online court records.
In the probable cause statement, Sikeston Department of Public Safety Officer Andrew P. Irvin said he was called to a residence on Delta Pine just after 5 p.m. May 24.
The victim told the officer Saenz, a former boyfriend of 15 years, was harassing her by telephone. She stated the night before while she was home alone, her doorbell rang and when she answered the door she saw Saenz and another woman standing in her front yard.
"She stated she closed the door and she could hear Mr. Saenz attempting to open her front door and the windows to her residence," Irvin wrote in the probable cause statement. "She stated she did not call the police due to her being afraid of Mr. Saenz."
The officer noted the victim had an ex-parte order against Saenz since February due to his abusive behavior. In the probable cause statement Irvin reported, Saenz has a criminal history which includes assault, domestic abuse and harassment.
Bond is set at $15,000 and Saenz is to have no contact with the victim.