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A Warsaw man was arrested on domestic battery charges after allegedly hitting a woman numerous times and preventing her from calling 911.
Jason Todd Whitaker, 32, of 1915 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 4:27 a.m. Sept. 22 for domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16 and interfering with the reporting of a crime. His preliminary bond was set at $6,250.
Court documents filed Monday list the charges against him as domestic battery with a child under 16 present, a level 6 felony; domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor; and interfering with the reporting of a crime, a Class A misdemeanor.
On Sept. 21, Warsaw Police officer Phillip Reed responded to a domestic dispute at 1915 E. Fort Wayne St. Upon arrival, he spoke with the victim who said she and Whitaker were arguing when he became angry and pushed her up against a closet door, causing a bruise behind her right ear. He held the victim against the door and she slapped him in an effort to make him release her, according to court documents.
She said Whitaker hit her on the face merous times. Reed saw several injuries to the victim, including a bruised lip, swollen left cheek, swollen right eye and she had teeth marks on her left arm where Whitaker had bit her.
Present in the home while Whitaker allegedly hit the victim was a child under 16.
She said she tried to call 911 during the altercation but Whitaker stopped her by taking away the phone.
A no contact order between Whitaker and the victim was entered on Monday.
An initial hearing was scheduled for 1 p.m. Oct. 11 in Kosciusko County Superior Court III.
