A 29-year-old Oak Harbor man who drove his truck into the side of his girlfriend’s house and assaulted her was recently sent to prison, court documents state.

Patrick W. Heussmann pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court to first-degree malicious mischief, assault in the fourth degree, two counts of violation of court orders and possession of cocaine. All but the cocaine charge were domestic-violence-related counts.

On Aug. 17, Judge Alan Hancock agreed with the sentence recommendation presented by both the prosecution and defense. He sent Heussmann away for a year and seven months in prison.

In June, deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office responded to the victim’s 911 call from her home on West Fakkema Road.

The woman said she had been hiding from Heussmann under her pickup when he rammed it with a Chevrolet Blazer, according to a deputy’s report. Heussmann then drove the Blazer into the side of the house, pushing the outside wall into the bedroom. The woman ran into the house and locked herself in the bathroom.

Heussman kicked the bathroom door down and entered brandishing a large kitchen knife. She pushed him and he dropped the knife, but punched her in the face multiple times. The woman broke free and ran out the front door.

Heussmann fled the residence before the deputies arrived, but a deputy found him hiding nearby. A deputy searched Heussmann and found a rolled-up paper containing cocaine.

Court records show that Heussmann has a history of domestic-violence offenses.

Four years ago, Heussmann pleaded guilty to a third-degree assault of a police officer, fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), obstructing a police officer and resisting arrest. He was sentenced to three months in jail.

In that case, Heussmann beat his girlfriend, giving her a broken scapula, bruised and swollen eyes and a bloody nose. Deputies found him hiding between mattresses at a neighbor’s house. He kicked deputies while resisting arrest, court documents state.

A few years before that, Heussmann was accused of knocking his girlfriend unconscious and punching an older man several times in a fight over car keys, court documents indicate.