Man charged in murder had 'a very scary streak': former partner

A woman named as an accessory to murder says her former common-law partner the man charged with first-degree murder in the death of JenniferBarrett had "a very scary streak," according to protection order documents she filed in Winnipeg.

Jessica Elizabeth Reid, 34, filed the order against Perez Adaryll Cleveland Oct. 17, 2016. He was blocked from being within one city block of her for three years.

Cleveland, 43, was re-arrested and charged Thursday withfirst-degree murder while in custody atHeadingley Correctional Institution on dozens of other charges, including assaultwith a weapon and causing bodily harm.

The protection order filing alleges those charges are in part related to the domestic abuse she said she received at his hands.

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Barrett's bodywas found Dec. 1 decomposing in a barrel in the backyard behind a Waverley Heights home.

Reid and HolleyAlyssaSullivan,28, lived in the home and were charged with accessory to murder after the fact in connection with Barrett's death.

Police believe the 42-year-old was killed Aug. 25 and allege Reid and Sullivan had some form of involvement.

'I want to stay away from him'

Reid describedliving in terror during her relationship with Cleveland. In the protection documents filed in October, she describedtheir status as separated common-law partners.

"Perez threatened to kill me and beat me he has really hurt me," she alleged.

Shesaidthe domestic abuse took place off and on for six months.

FromAug. 17 to 20, she alleged,he beat her "steady" with golf clubs, a hammer and a machete.

On other occasions, she alleged he used a crossbow, vice grips and a blow torch on her.

On Sept. 10, she alleged he "choked me until I had a seizure and fell to the ground."

In one instance of abuse she said she ran outside to seek help from neighbours and call police.

"I want to stay away from him," Reid wrote.

After the couple separated, she said he continued to stalk her and messageher through roommates.

She said he owned weapons including a crossbow and homemade items, and at one point pulled a gun on her.

Winnipeg police issued anarrest warrant forCleveland on Sept. 29.

"There is a warrant for his arrest for the violence and him hurting me," she wrote in her protection order application.

Cleveland was arrested Dec. 13.

Previous charges againstCleveland

The September arrest warrant was not the first to be filed for Cleveland.

Police in Sudbury, Ont. offered a cash reward of $1,000 in 1999 on assault, assault causing bodily harm, threatening death and breach of probation charges.

Cleveland, who was born in the United States, was found guilty of first-degree forgery in Georgia in 2003 and fined $2,000 along with 10 years probation.

Winnipeg police said Friday they have been aware of Cleveland's criminal activity for a long time.