Staff Report

Jose Arroyo

WARSAW — An Akron man was arrested for allegedly battering a woman in Warsaw.

Jose Arroyo, 48, 320 W. Walnut St., Akron, is charged with domestic battery, a class A misdemeanor; and domestic battery with a prior conviction, a level 6 felony.

On July 13, Warsaw Police officers responded to a domestic complaint at a local business. A witness said he saw Arroyo arguing with a woman inside a vehicle.

According to court documents, Arroyo punched the woman multiple times with a closed fist. The woman told police she and Arroyo argued, with the incident escalating when Arroyo punched her in the face multiple times.

Officers noticed a scratch on the woman’s eye and multiple scratches on her arm. The woman indicated she felt dizzy after being punched.

Arroyo said he called a relative because the woman was “acting out of sorts” and that there was yelling. Law enforcement was unable to obtain a straight response from Arroyo about the incident.

Arroyo was convicted of battery in Fulton County in November 2006.

Arroyo was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on July 13.