Man Who Threw Girlfriend from Moving Truck Released

A man who threw his girlfriend from a moving vehicle was put on a work release program and forced to give up his shotgun.

Daniel James Wallace, 48, was sentenced on June 8 to 36 months of probation, to wear an ankle bracelet, to take a 52-week domestic violence course and pay $400 to a fund aiming to eliminate domestic violence, according to court records.

He was also allowed to retrieve his shotgun from a Temecula pawn shop, but required to give it to a sheriff’s official or sell it to a licensed gun dealer, according to the record.

He pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor charge of battery on a spouse or cohabiter, the records state.

The incident happened around 1:15 p.m. on Feb. 8 on Winchester and Ynez roads, according to a sheriff’s official.

Witnesses told a deputy Wallace threw the woman from his red 1996 Ford truck while driving, according to a sheriff’s dispatcher.

The woman ran to the side of the road where a deputy found her a few minutes after the incident. She wanted to press charges, so another deputy found Wallace in a nearby pawn shop and arrested him.

He posted $2,500 bail the next day, according to jail records.