Richard Deffley (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office)
A person is accused of hitting a feminine at a residence north of Midway and forcing her in a automobile towards her will. Thirty-five-year-old Richard Deffley is going through prices of second-degree false imprisonment and third-degree home battery.
According to the incident report from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was dispatched Dec. 7 to the residence on Arkansas Highway 5 North, and upon arrival, he positioned a feminine sitting in her automobile with a pair of black eyes. She alleged she received right into a phyisical altercation with Deffley the night time earlier than.
The sufferer states she and Deffley received into an argument in the course of the incident, and he allegedly began hitting and kicking her whereas she was laying on a mattress. At one other level within the altercation, Deffley reportedly hit the feminine with a pool cue. The deputy noticed bruising on her proper forearm and wrist space, her left thigh and her left shin.
The feminine claims the black eyes have been from one other earlier altercation. She alleges Deffley positioned her in a automobile and drove her to the lake, believing authorities have been on their solution to the residence to arrest him. When they returned, Deffley reportedly hit the sufferer once more earlier than she was capable of run to a different close by residence.
The responding deputy was joined by one other deputy as they went into the residence and positioned Deffley laying on a mattress. Deffley reportedly admitted to the argument however denied the bodily allegations. He was quickly arrested and transported to the Baxter County Detention Center. As the feminine was gathering her belongings, she confirmed the responding deputy a damaged pool cue.
The deputy later made went to the detention middle, the place Deffley selected to put in writing an announcement. He reportedly admitted a small bodily altercation occurred, and he confirmed the deputy scratches on his hand he claimed have been from defending himself. He additionally claimed he wished to go to the lake and denied trying to elude authorities.
Deffley is at the moment free on a bond of $1,000.
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