Greensburg man arrested for domestic violence

arrest_handcuffsGREENSBURG, Ind. — A Greensburg man was arrested after police say a domestic violence altercation left a woman with potentially permanent vision damage.

According to police, Jesse King, 33, told his neighbor that he killed his girlfriend.

The neighbor then called police. Greensburg police along with the Decatur County Sheriff’s Department responded to King’s residence, and ordered King to come outside, but King refused the order and slammed the door shut.

Officers decided to enter the residence to keep the victim safe.

A male witness in the home told police that he broke up the fight between King and the woman.

Police say that King told them that the 2 had been suffering from extreme anger issues, and had been having several arguments over a period of 5 days.

The woman was transported to the Decatur County Memorial Hospital where police say she showed signs of intoxication.

King was arrested on an Aggravated battery charge.