BOARDMAN — A man remains in jail on felony domestic violence charges after his Thursday arrest.

According to police reports and online court records, Joshua Nevarez, 34, of Chester Drive, faces charges of domestic violence, a fourth-degree felony in this case, and violating a protection order, a third-degree felony. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of violating a protection order.

On Thursday, Nevarez made an initial appearance on the felony charges in Mahoning County Boardman Court, and pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor. Judge Joseph Houser imposed a $25,000 cash or surety bond and set a preliminary hearing for Tuesday.

Police reports show he was charged with the felonies following a May 22 incident at the Chester Drive home, and warrants were issued. He was then arrested Thursday when police found him back at the house.

Felony domestic violence charges usually come after a prior conviction for that offense, but The Vindicator could not find any records in Mahoning County or in Arizona — where the protection order originated — that indicate a prior domestic violence conviction. However, in some cases, offenses against a pregnant woman can lead to felony charges.

The Boardman police reports state that Nevarez’s girlfriend, who is four months pregnant, told officers the couple had been arguing that morning over childcare before the confrontation became physical.

The report states that he told her he was leaving the home and taking the wireless router with him. She argued with him about it because her phone only works on a WiFi signal. When the argument continued in the kitchen, Nevarez allegedly grabbed her by the wrists and forcibly pulled her aside, causing her to hit her back on the door and scrape her thigh on the baby gate in the kitchen doorway.

When she told him he was going to hurt the unborn baby, he allegedly said: “I don’t care. Move.” Police observed redness on the woman’s wrists. The woman also complained of lower abdominal pain and cramping. She declined further medical treatment after an initial evaluation by Boardman Fire Department medical personnel.

During that encounter, police found a record of the Arizona protection order and the woman provided them with a copy of it. She said she had been considering dropping the CPO because of Nevarez’s recent good behavior with her and their other children, but after that day’s events, she decided she would not drop it, the report states.

She asked to pursue criminal charges and said she wants her children also listed on the protection order.

On Thursday, police again responded to the home and found Nevarez there. Nevarez said he had obtained a revised protection order that allowed him to be there to pick up his son, but police reviewed the document and found that the protection order was still in full effect, just as it was six days prior.

They arrested him on the warrants and also charged him with the misdemeanor count of violating the protection order. Online records show he remained in the Mahoning County Jail as of Friday afternoon.