Man on release charged with attacking woman with bottle

Published 6:53 am Thursday, September 24, 2009

An Austin man out on pre-trial release for an alleged July gun incident in Albert Lea is now charged in Mower County for allegedly attacking a woman with a bottle.

Gilo Otor Gilo, 18, appeared in district court Tuesday on two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of third-degree assault causing substantial bodily harm, all felonies.

He is in custody on $75,000 bail, or $25,000 with conditions.

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According to a court complaint, the alleged assault occurred early Sunday at Gilo’s 1004 Second Ave. N.W. home.

The 23-year-old woman was leaving a party when Gilo allegedly began hitting her over the head with a bottle.

She attempted to block her face with her arms, the complaint states, and suffered a deep laceration on her right hand.

The woman also had cuts and swelling on her face, as well as a few scrapes on her knees.

Medical officials at Austin Medical Center said the injuries constituted “substantial bodily harm.”

Police went to Gilo’s home and found broken glass out front.

His sister let officers into the house, where they arrested Gilo at gun-point in an upstairs bedroom.

Gilo said, “I don’t care, I’m already going to prison,” and was taken to AMC for treatment of his own assortment of cuts, the complaint states.

On July 12, Gilo allegedly pulled a handgun on a 25-year-old man in Albert Lea while a second man beat the victim.

The gun seized from Gilo had its serial number scratched off, and he had no permit to carry it, records show.

A hearing in that case is scheduled for Sept. 25 in Freeborn County court.

Gilo is also scheduled for arraignment in Mower County on Oct. 1.