Butler man accused of beating the same woman twice in a period of several months will remain in jail following the denial of his bail again Monday.

“I think it would be imprudent for anything other than no bond,” said District Judge William Fullerton.

Fullerton denied the motion submitted by Jeremy M. Flood himself through a video conference call. He remains in Butler County Prison, where he has been since the latest charges were filed in May.

Flood appeared virtually Monday for a preliminary hearing, where he was accused of beating and strangling his ex-girlfriend. He is charged with felony strangling as well as misdemeanors of terroristic threats and simple assault.

According to Fullerton, he factored Flood’s existing case into his bond consideration. Flood was also charged in April for beating the same woman.

“There was a no-contact (bond) in place when this unfolded,” he said.

Shortly before Fullerton’s decision on bond, he also decided to send all three charges against Flood in the May case forward to the Butler County Court of Common Pleas.

Flood’s case from April has already moved to that level following a May 3 preliminary hearing.

At Monday’s preliminary hearing, Taralyn Hlista testified about the alleged attack by her ex-boyfriend.

Hlista said she and Flood had dated for about a year, and they had broken up after his first attack on her in April.

“He’s only gotten physical with me twice, and I called the police both times,” said Hlista during cross-examination by Flood’s attorney, Joseph Scioscia III.

Hlista said Flood showed up to her home unannounced, and she let him in because initially she didn’t think he was dangerous. She said after about 30 minutes, she realized he was drunk, and she asked him to leave.

“He took the pillow and smothered me first, and then he just started punching,” she said.

According to Hlista, Flood called her derogatory names, threatened to kill her and told her not to scream. She said at one point, Flood held a knife to her throat, her eyes and her stomach.

“I went to yell, ‘Help,’ my neighbor could hear,” she said.

Hlista said it was at that point that Flood put his hand on her mouth. She said he told her not to scream again, and he released his hand. She said she screamed again, and this time, Flood wrapped his hands around her throat.

Hlista said Flood continued to threaten her not to call the police or he would kill her. She said she waited for him to fall asleep, and she called one of her emergency contacts to come in the morning for a visit, hoping to scare Flood away.

Hlista said the next morning Flood realized someone was visiting her, and he took her car and left. She said she then reported the incident to the police.

Following her direct testimony with Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Simon, Flood spoke out of turn in court, and continued to be disruptive, at one point even asking Fullerton for his attorney’s recusal, so he may act as his own attorney.

Fullerton allowed Flood and Scioscia to have another moment to speak in private, following which Scioscia asked Hlista for a few clarifications on information she had provided.

Following Hlista, Butler City Police Officer Nicholas Shulik testified about his investigation, which he said was based largely on Hlista’s statement.

During cross-examination, Scioscia asked if Hlista had included additional information in her testimony that wasn’t in the affidavit of probable cause. Shulik agreed that she gave new information.

“Today was the first time I heard some of the information,” he said.

Scioscia used the variation from the original statement as he asked for Fullerton to dismiss the case.

“There seems to be a slight variance between when this was filed and what we heard in court,” he said.

Simon said more information was not a problem.

“Ms. Hlista testified consistently with what’s in the affidavit of probable cause, and she gave additional information here today,” Simon said.

Flood is expected to appear next for a formal arraignment Oct. 5 in county court.