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Mitchell Man Arrested After Found Hiding In Hay Field

Last updated on Wednesday, May 28, 2014

(MITCHELL) - A Mitchell man was arrested Sunday after police were called to a home on Gun Club Road after a report of a domestic fight.

According to Lawrence County Sheriff Sam Craig, when police arrived at the home just after 4 p.m. a woman told police she had been punched in the face several times.

The woman was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.

The man accused of punching the woman had fled the home. Officers found 26-year-old Matthew Tuell hiding in a nearby hay field

He was arrested and charged with criminal confinement, neglect of a dependent, intimidation and domestic battery in the presence of a minor.

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