A Texas man has been taken into custody following months of alleged harassment, threats, and surveillance directed at his former girlfriend, according to state law enforcement authorities.
Dylan Travis Gonzalez, 34, faces one count of stalking, as reflected in Bexar County court records. He was arrested over the weekend in connection with an offense that occurred in September.
The couple’s relationship came to an end in April, when the victim chose to terminate the relationship, according to police.
The victim, however, informed investigators that the troubling behavior had begun somewhat earlier, as detailed in an arrest report obtained by San Antonio-based NBC and CW affiliate WOAI. Prior to the alleged stalking, the two had been in a relationship for approximately one year and eight months, the woman told police.
Rather than accepting the end of the relationship, Gonzalez allegedly began appearing at the woman’s workplace, sending threatening text messages, and contacting her repeatedly by phone, according to the charging document.
Among those messages was an explicit threat against the woman’s life. According to the San Antonio Police Department, one message read: “I’ll kill you … I should just run right into your a,.” A separate message attributed to Gonzalez stated: “I’ll be waiting for you … I’m going to kill you tonight.”
The woman further informed investigators that her former partner frequently followed her in his vehicle and had been recorded by her home security cameras damaging property and driving past her residence on multiple occasions.
At a certain point, the woman grew concerned that something was wrong with her vehicle and took it to a dealership, where a tracking device was discovered, according to the arrest report. This discovery took place on September 14, which corresponds closely to the specific incident date of September 13 cited by police in the charging document.
Beyond the vehicle-related allegations, the woman, who works in real estate, stated that Gonzalez repeatedly appeared at her professional meetings and even showed up at the homes of her prospective clients.
The woman, whose identity is not being disclosed, also told police that during one incident, the defendant attacked her with a dumbbell inside her home, as noted in the arrest report.
Following his arrest on November 7, Gonzalez was held at the Bexar County Jail before posting a $25,000 bond, according to court records.
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