HUSTON TOWNSHIP – A Julian couple is in custody for a domestic assault and awaiting arraignment at the Centre County Jail after an incident Monday night at a Beaver Road residence in Huston Township, reported the state police at Philipsburg.
The couple engaged in a verbal argument that escalated into a physical altercation. During the incident, a 47-year-old woman allegedly pulled the hair of a 55-year-old man and spit on him several times, state police said.
Further, the women allegedly pulled the man to the floor and drug his head across the carpet. At this point, the man was allegedly striking the woman in the face several times, state police said.
According to police, the woman sustained a bruised eye and several abrasions to her arms and knees. The man had a large abrasion on his forehead and hair pulled out of his scalp.