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Bartholomew County Man Arrested On Domestic Battery Charges

Last updated on Tuesday, February 20, 2018

(ELIZABETHTOWN) - A Elizabethtown man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a woman in the face.

A Bartholomew County sheriff's deputy was called to investigate the incident shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.

When the officer arrived, he learned 45-year-old Donald Rooks Jr. and a woman had been arguing when Rooks fell and hit his head. As the woman tried to assist Rooks, he allegedly hit her in the face.

The victim refused medical treatment. Rooks was checked out at Columbus Regional Hospital before being taken to the Bartholomew County Jail on preliminary charges of domestic battery with children present and intimidation.

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