The boyfriend of the British woman who was last seen aboard his luxury catamaran in the US Virgin Islands was arrested for domestic violence ten years ago after attacking his ex-wife and breaking her tooth, according to reports.
Sarm Heslop, 41, of Southampton, was last seen on the night of March 7 aboard the 47-foot Siren Song, which was moored in Frank Bay, St. Louis. John, officials said.
Her American boyfriend, Ryan Bane, 44, has reportedly been a lawyer and refuses to allow police to search for his profession.
He was reported to have alerted the U.S. Coast Guard about 10 hours after noticing the disappearance of the former flight attendant, whom he had met on Tinder.
Bane was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in 2011 while married to Corie Stevenson, according to The Sun, who said he obtained a police report from that time.
He was detained at his home and was behind bars for 21 days after throwing his wife to the ground and stabbing her in the head, causing her to break her tooth.
“Ryan’s personality changed once we got married. It was a beautiful wedding in 2008, but it was like changing a switch, ”Stevenson told The Sun.
According to The Sun, he reported it to police after the 2011 incident, which occurred when they were returning from a wedding at their home on Lake Orion, near Detroit.
Bane, who had been drinking, became “abusive” with her on the way home, according to the police report seen by The Sun.
“Ryan grabbed (Corie) and dragged her out of the truck,” he told the police officer who wrote the report, who adds, “Ryan grabbed her in the dining room, threw her to the ground and left. crashing his head into the ground, biting one of his teeth.
“He says he fought Ryan for her. He claims Ryan has been increasingly verbally abusive towards her and that he has been physically abusive once before,” the report says.
“He claims that this incident happened about 6 months ago, that the incident was not reported and that it caused him to miss several days of work with marks on his face.
“When Ryan was taken down, (Corie) got noticeably scared and ran from the area to the laundry,” he added.
Bane was transferred to Oakland County Jail in Michigan after being arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.
“I was absolutely terrified as I passed. I saw the demon behind his eyes and he scared me. There was a totally different person. It was petrifying, ”Stevenson told The Sun.
“I was scared when he got me out of the truck. But during the aggression my fear reached another level ”.
In addition to the chopped tooth, he was left with a bloody lobe, as well as scratches on his shoulder and neck, according to the police report.
“He had a red face and a broken tooth. A couple of days later my face was black and blue and I had finger marks on my neck, ”said Stevenson.
Bane pleaded guilty and served 21 days against the slammer. He also spent 31 more days behind bars for a parole offense in 2013, according to court documents cited by The Sun.
Stevenson, who now lives in Melbourne, Florida, said he was allowed to return home after a separation, but the couple divorced in 2014.
The Virgin Islands police department said the search for the missing woman continues.
Bane’s attorney, David Cattie, said his client immediately called 911 when he realized his girlfriend was missing.