A Bowling Green man was arrested for alleged domestic violence after his reported victim ran outside screaming for help, and was let inside by a neighbor.
Andrew Booth, 35, was charged and taken to Wood County Jail after police responded to the home in the 1200 block of Oriole Drive on Monday (June 2) around 11 p.m.
The woman reportedly told police that Booth had hit her face with a pizza, body slammed her to the ground, and dug his fingers into her mouth. She ran outside screaming, hoping a neighbor would hear. One heard her screams, went outside, and offered her refuge.
When officers talked with the victim, they noted dried blood around her lip, scratches on her knees, pizza residue on the side of her face, and active bleeding inside her cheeks and gums.
Booth allegedly told police he had pinned her to the ground, grabbed her phone because “she makes irrational decisions,” and dug his hands into her mouth.
The woman told police they had prior altercations, but she never reported them because she didn’t want to jeopardize Booth’s job.
When taking a photo of the inside of the woman’s mouth, police noticed a hole in her gums, so she was transported to Wood County Hospital for stitches.
Police gave the woman domestic violence forms, a victims rights pamphlet, and completed family violence and victims rights forms.
