Erling Arteta Salinas

On May 30, 2026, deputies of the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Heather Dr NE in the city of Ham Lake, Anoka County, Minnesota, for a report of a domestic assault. When deputies arrived, they made contact with a juvenile resident of the home who let them enter. Inside, deputies made contact with Erling Arteta Salinas, [DOB redacted], Defendant herein, and Victim. Victim had a visible cut beneath her swollen left eye. Victim told deputies that she had gotten into an argument with Defendant, who is her boyfriend, because she believed he was cheating on her.

During the heated argument, Victim slapped Defendant with the back of her hand. Defendant then punched victim in the in her left eye. Medical records for the Victim show that she sustained a closed fracture of the nasal bone and a closed fracture of the left side of the maxilla as a result of the punch.