Griffin police have arrested a man they said beat his ex-girlfriend last week in a popular city park.
Officers were called to WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital last Wednesday after receiving a call about a woman who suffered injuries to her face, head and other parts of her body, the Griffin Police Department said in a Facebook post.
The woman told officers she was picking up her car in Griffin City Park when her ex-boyfriend, who she identified as 27-year-old Marcus Waller, confronted and attacked her.
The woman told police Waller hit her and then dragged her across the pavement by her hair before forcing her into his truck and continuing the assault, according to the post. Police called the woman’s injuries “extensive” and said they included a broken nose.
According to police, Waller agreed to drive his former girlfriend to the hospital if she agreed not tell anyone what happened. After speaking with the woman, detectives located Waller’s truck in the park and said they discovered evidence that supported her claims about the alleged attack.
Waller turned himself into the Spalding County jail on Tuesday and was charged with kidnapping, battery, simple battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, disorderly conduct and two counts of second-degree damage to property, jail records show.
He is being held without bond, records show.
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