Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Trevino poses for a group photo during a volunteer appreciation event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., on April 30, 2024. Trevino’s was arrested Sept. 11, 2024, by Naval Criminal Investigative Services. (U.S. Marine Corps)

The wife of a senior enlisted Marine who was arrested last week filed a domestic violence case against him in a San Diego County court earlier this week.

The Superior Court of California record shows a domestic violence prevention order against Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Trevino was filed Tuesday, six days after he was arrested by Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents.

The Navy confirmed the arrest Monday but did not disclose the reason why Trevino, 38, was jailed after being fired from his post as the top senior enlisted leader of 3rd Recruit Training Battalion at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego.

NCIS officials on Friday declined to comment on the domestic violence case. NCIS is pursuing an ongoing investigation.

In the order filed Tuesday, Trevino’s wife alleges that he had been controlling and abusive for months, hitting, punching, and, in one incident last month, strangling her until she “passed out,” according to KPBS, San Diego’s public television station and website.

Trevino’s wife provided NCIS with photos of her injuries, according to the court filing.

Trevino, a native of McAllen, Texas, was arrested a few months shy of his 20th anniversary of service in the Marine Corps, which is when service members are typically eligible to exit the military with full retirement benefits.

Sgt. Maj. Jason N. Wilson, who was serving at the Support Battalion in San Diego, has since taken over Trevino’s role at the recruit depot.

MCRD San Diego and its counterpart base at Parris Island, S.C., are the two stations where Marine recruits undergo basic military training.