Fulton man accused of raping, assaulting woman
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Fulton man was charged with several felonies after he allegedly raped and assaulted a woman on Oct. 16.
Joseph Mazella, 39, was charged in Callaway County with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, second-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor fourth-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond.
The probable cause statement says police were called to a residence on Saturday about a sexual assault that occurred two days prior.
The statement says Mazella had first assaulted the victim by slamming them into a door, choking the victim and making them fall and hit their head, the statement says. A witness also described the assault and police noted the victim had visible injuries. Police wrote an argument preceded the assault.
Mazella then allegedly raped the victim, the statement says. Mazella allegedly admitted to having an argument and the first assault, but claimed the sex was consensual, the statement says.