The daughter of Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas reached a plea agreement that will give her three years probation for an incident in which she battered two minors and one adult last February.
Sara Hice, 44, initially faced up to a year and six months in a local jail for three counts of misdemeanor battery. But a plea deal reached Tuesday morning eliminated two of those charges as she agreed to one count of battery.
Along with probation, Hice must pay a $655 fine within 60-days, attend 12 anger management classes and must complete 20 hours of community service which she will do at Paseo del Rey Church.
The San Diego District Attorney’s Office filed three misdemeanor battery charges against Hice for allegedly battering two minors and Brenda Alvarado – Arellano on Feb. 5.
As part of the sentencing, Hice is ordered to stay at least 100-yards away from the three victims. She also cannot own, purchase or possesses a firearm for 10-years.
Hice was not present at court, her attorney, William Daley appeared on her behalf.
Deputy District Attorney Kareem Salem said the fact that Hice is the mayor’s daughter had no barring on the terms of the plea.
“In this case its important that every individual that walks through this door whether it’s the mayor’s daughter or whether or not its just an individual that we are going to treat the case fairly and asses it for what we think is the right thing to settle for,” he said.
Chula Vista Police Capt. Lon Turner previously said police officers responded to a call in February in which an argument escalated between Hice and the three victims that resulted in “unlawful touching.”
According to the police report the incident happened on Church Avenue with officer responding at 8:53 p.m.
Details of the incident and the extent of the injuries to the three victims remain unclear but Turner said Hice had accused one of the victims of vandalizing a garage door. It is not known if the garage door was on Hice’s property, Turner said.
Turner described Hice’s relationship with the victims as “neighbors or acquaintances.”
Hice was not arrested because she was not present when officers arrived, Turner previously said.
The District Attorney’s Office sent a notification letter to inform her of the charges and that she must appear in court.
She was released on her own recognizance.
Turner said as part of an investigation, authorities interviewed the mayor who was a witness on the scene. Because it was a criminal investigation, Turner previously said he could not share details of the investigation.
