STOCK ISLAND — A 39-year-old man with a lengthy criminal history dating back to a fatal 1996 hit-and-run crash was arrested again early Wednesday in a domestic battery case, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Yoandry Noa Vega of Stock Island was charged with misdemeanor battery.
Deputies were called to the 6400 block of 6th Street at 12:39 a.m. to find a woman with a red cheek, bump on her head and sore jaw, reports say. Both Noa Vega and the woman said they had been arguing over cleaning the house.
The woman told deputies that Noa Vega threw her to the floor and punched her several times. He was taken to the Monroe County Detention Center on Stock Island.
Noa Vega was sentenced to three years’ probation in the 1996 hit-and-run crash at Mile Marker 9.5 that killed 16-year-old scooter driver Adam Arnold.
Since the crash that killed Arnold, Noa Vega has been arrested multiple times and received dozens of traffic tickets for offenses including speeding, reckless driving, racing on a highway and driving with a suspended license, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Noa Vega was arrested three times in 2005 on charges of battery, drug possession and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
In 2009, he was arrested for pulling a samurai sword on deputies who had come to his house to investigate complaints of domestic battery. After posting bail for the sword charges, Noa Vega walked into First State Bank on Stock Island to confront an ex-girlfriend who had a restraining order against him.
When she refused to speak with him, Noa Vega jumped over the bank counter to reach the woman.
That crime violated the terms of an earlier plea agreement, and Noa Vega was sentenced to three years in prison. He served two years and was released in May 2012.
Information in the Crime Report is obtained from reports provided by area law enforcement agencies.
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