David Wayne Jones JR, 44 of Rome, was arrested this week after reports said he beat his girlfriend with a piece of wood and a wooden cane, causing visible injury. Reports stated that the victim was left severely disfigured.
Police said that she suffered a large gash and her left wrist was broken. The victim and Jones have lived together for close to 2 years.
Jones then locked the victim out of the home, which was on McDonald Street, while taking her driver’s license, social security card and prescription drugs
Jones is charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, theft by taking, criminal trespass and unauthorized distribution of a controlled substance.
