Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John Love has filed charges against ASEWU President Kaleb Hoffer for assault in the second degree.

Hoffer was booked on charges of second-degree assault (strangulation) early in the morning on Sept. 28 after his girlfriend called police and told them she had been kicked and choked by Hoffer, according to police reports.

Hoffer’s arraignment hearing was scheduled for Oct. 10 at 9:30 a.m., according to court records.

Assault in the second degree is a class B felony. The maximum penalty for someone convicted of a class B felony includes a 10-year confinement in a state correctional institution, a $20,000 fine, or both the fine and the prison term, according to Washington state law.

Hoffer was also issued a no-contact order on Sept. 28, according to court records.

By press time, Hoffer’s attorney had not yet returned calls from The Easterner.

The Easterner will be posting updates as more information becomes available.