A 33-year-old Salem man faces multiple charges after an altercation at a home where he had earlier been banned.
Christopher Budds of West Schwartz has been charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery, domestic battery, resisting or obstructing arrest, and criminal trespass to a resident following the November 5th incident.
Budds is accused of entering the home of a person 60 or older, kicking them in the chest, and hitting them in the head with his hand. He was gone when police arrived. When Budds was located two days later, he allegedly tried to pull away from the Salem Police officer, resulting in the resisting/obstructing charge.
Due to a past felony conviction in Marion County Court, the aggravated battery count is eligible for an extended-term sentence.
The judge ordered Budds to remain in jail without bond pending his next court appearance on December 1, based on him being a real and present danger to the victim, who was also a victim in his prior domestic violence case.
A public defender was appointed to represent Budds.
