37-year-old Demarcus Brown was charged with domestic assault after he punched his girlfriend in the face while driving down the road.
On September 28th, CPD Officer Matthew Johnson arrived at 1963 Madison Street in response to a domestic call. On the scene, Johnson spoke with Demarcus Brown who said that he and his girlfriend were in a verbal altercation and that nobody got physical.
When Johnson talked with Brown’s girlfriend, she said they were in a verbal argument while driving down the road when he hit her in the face. Johnson noted swelling under her eye, and she continued her story by saying she did hit him several times after he hit her. She explained that it was in an attempt to get him to pull over. When questioned, Brown said he did not intend to hit her and he was only deflecting her from hitting him.
Demarcus Brown was arrested and charged with domestic assault. His bond was set at $500.
