The chair of the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors was back in Marion County Jail Sunday for allegedly violating a no-contact order stemming from domestic violence charges in February.

According to court records, Groenendyk was arrested by a Mahaska County Deputy after police learned that he was driving a UTV in a field adjacent to a property listed on a no-contact order.

Groenendyk was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault with Injury, first offense, in February. A deputy with the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a doctor at the Mahaska Health Emergency Room of a patient wanting to report an assault. The victim alleged that Groenendyk became angry with him, grabbed him, pushed him into a corner, punched him once, and slammed his head against a wall several times. The deputy saw some of the injuries while at the hospital.

Mahaska County Attorney Andrew Ritland filed a motion with the court asking for a special prosecutor in the case, citing a conflict of interest due to Groenendyk’s seat on the County Board of Supervisors, which was granted from Jefferson County. Groenendyk also serves on the City of Pella Planning and Zoning Commission.

He had pleaded not guilty to the charge, and a trial is scheduled on July 13th.