A Texas man has been arrested for allegedly installing a GPS tracking device on his estranged wife’s car while the couple was going through a divorce — and his bond was set at $100.
Yosemite Mariscal, 33, was arrested over the weekend and charged with unlawful installation of a tracking device after his soon-to-be ex-wife saw his truck parked near a Houston restaurant where he had gone to lunch, ABC13 reported.
“I saw his car and clearly recognized his license plate,” the woman, who did not want to be named for her safety, told a local station.
“Something is not right with me. I said, ‘There’s got to be some way he’s tracking me.'”
The couple have been married for 13 years and have three young children together and Mariscal has the children when he follows his wife to lunch.
Knowing something was wrong, she confronted her estranged husband and he reportedly admitted to installing the device in her car in person and via text, claiming it was just for his peace of mind, she said.
The Texas man was arrested on charges of illegal installation of a GPS tracking device that was found. KTRK
“He put it right between the trunk and the lining … So it was tucked in there,” he said. “So there’s no way I’ll ever see it.”
The frightened woman decided to call the police.
“I told him I was going to call the police for my safety,” she told ABC13. “When the police got there, he decided to lie and said he didn’t put the GPS tracker on. There is nothing there. Luckily for me, I have text messages and audio recordings.”
The wife said the husband placed the detector between the stem and the liner, because it “got stuck in there,” she said. KTRK
His estranged wife says he has to stand up for himself and her safety even though she doesn’t want the father of her children to be arrested.
“Most of us have experienced abuse. Most victims don’t press charges because of what their families will think, or they will be made the bad guys,” he said. “But, I think, ultimately, for that person’s safety, you have to report it.”
Mariscal was arrested but quickly made a $100 bond on the misdemeanor charge, the station reported.
“They don’t have any kind of criminal history, and when they go, they are released immediately, and that gives them, if the person is violent, it gives them an opportunity to hurt the other party,” he added.
She says she’s glad her estranged husband isn’t one of the violent ones and she knows he made a mistake.
“I can’t imagine if someone was actually violent and wanted some sort of revenge on a partner, how it could have happened differently,” he said.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233.
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