California Man Jealous Over Facebook Message Imprisons and Tortures Girlfriend, Say Cops

By: Caroline Black
Topics: Daily Blotter

Anthony Lozano (Kings County Sheriff's Dept.)

HANFORD, Calif. (CBS/AP) A 36-year-old California man allegedly tortured and imprisoned his girlfriend over a message he spied on her Facebook page.

Anthony Lozano of Hanford was arrested by Kings County sheriff's deputies in California after he allegedly flew into a jealous rage and attacked his girlfriend - while their children were in the home.

He is facing a slew of charges, including suspicion of false imprisonment, kidnapping, and torture.

According to Sheriff's Cmdr. Dave Putnam, Lozano suspected that his 23-year-old girlfriend was having an affair.

Lozano allegedly grabbed her by the hair, dragged her, and threatened to her before choking her with a rope and towel.

During the attack, Putnam says the couple's child and another child of Lozano's girlfriend were in the house.

Lozano is currently in Kings County custody and is being held on $725,000 bail.

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by hologram5 September 1, 2010 10:19 AM EDT: Another loser allowed to breed.; Reply to this comment


by get_down September 1, 2010 7:56 AM EDT: I gather this punk turned into thug - a.k.a. Anthony Lozano, 36, is not even working - i.e. he's unemployed at the time when he abused his living-in 23 year-old GF whom he has a 3 year-old child with. He forced her to "call-in sick" so that he could "act out all those abuse behavior" against her. And during those 4 days' ordeal, their 3 year-old child and another her older (than 3) child were both present inside their house and probably witnessed his brutal and vicious acts toward her. Hummm, I bet on their little mind probably wondered "Why Mommy got treated by Daddy this way?" Well, she's the "bread-winner" and he's living off her AND he beats her - go figure! Where is the justice? Ladies during your bringing-up, has it ever any moment - someone including your parent(s) EVER told you to get a decent education and then find yourself a real good "catch" who's in possession of solid moral character and who was raised from a family with loving back-ground? Is this punk turned into a thug - Anthony Lozano, 36, could or should even be considered a "catch"? If so ? what exactly is he good at? I rest my case!; Reply to this comment


by formrusmcsgt September 1, 2010 5:44 AM EDT: by linfinster August 31, 2010 5:55 PM EDT
There are MANY reasons why women pick men that are not good people.
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No matter how bad the man, he can always find a woman who'll have him.; Reply to this comment

by sixponies September 1, 2010 2:29 AM EDT

It's been 22 yrs since i was last subjected to the abuse of my ex husband. If I hadn't left when I did, i most surely wouldn't be here to post this comment. I've got the best payback ever........I'm alive , happy and have a job I love dearly. It dosn't matter what your situation is, there are people out there who are willing to help you. Don't keep the abuse to yourself , its not your fault , but it will be your fault if your children grow up in an abusive disfubnctional home. They will behave likewise.

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by bally-k September 1, 2010 4:43 AM EDT: sixponies,
Well done with your new life, and well done for getting your children out of that abusive relationship.
I agree with everything you said, and good luck to you and yours.


by babooph August 31, 2010 7:10 PM EDT: If he says she is Islamic ,he,like our politicians avoid arrest for torture,just getting a bit of critical info....; Reply to this comment

by get_down August 31, 2010 5:11 PM EDT

This so-called victim not only lives with her assailant, but also has a 3-year-old child with him? And they were not married? Hummmmm, as Judge Judy always said - "Lady, YOU picked HIM and that falls into the category of TOO-BAD". Facebook in this case has nothing to do with her being a victim of her live-in boy-friend. Sooner or later, when her "catch" is in bad-mood, due to him being a punk to begin with, she'll become his victim one way or the other. Geesh, just how women pick their so-called "catches" nowadays is baffling me.

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by linfinster August 31, 2010 5:55 PM EDT: There are MANY reasons why women pick men that are not good people. It's frustrating to see women return to situations. No one deserves to be hurt though. Until they smarten up, get the supports to leave and find the courage to never go back we will see story after story. Don't get so angry and frustrated about the ones who don't leave and lose sight of the reasons that it isn't always easy to walk away. That doesn't help. It didn't take me too long to leave an abusive relationship, but it wasn't easy either. I went back twice. You want to believe that it wont happen again, if only this or that ... being young and not having positive life experience under your belt to draw from makes your understanding skewed. Slow mental abuse twists your outlook too. It doesn't just start with the guy beating you up. It's a slow and insidious attack.


by get_down August 31, 2010 8:44 PM EDT: My better-half and I dated 7 years started when we were in college before we were married then have three kids whom we raised to become University Graduates and all have a job and live on their own now. Since my number one son and his wife brought their daughter - our first Grand-Daughter to this world, I decided to retire from the job I worked for more than 25 years and started baby-sitting her on regular basis. I also plan to put-aside 100K for her future college fund. I realized this "victim" - i.e. 23 year-old woman has 2 kids from 2 different men. I sure hope I can nurture my first GD so that she can follow her Grand-Parents' life experience. And not follow the foot-steps of those reality shows - e.g. "Bachelor and Bachelorette" which are totally nonsense!