Salem Police have arrested a 35-year-old Salem man for aggravated battery for allegedly striking a 29-year-old Salem woman in the head with a pistol during an early morning fight Monday morning.
Trevor Britton of Markland Drive was taken into custody after coming to the police station for questioning on Thursday.
Police Detectives say the department began their investigation after the woman showed up at Salem Township Hospital for treatment. The hospital staff was told the injuries were from a side-by-side accident, which police quickly learned was not the case. The woman was later transferred to a St. Louis hospital for treatment but has since been released.
Police were able to put together what they believe happened during interviews with those that were at the home in the 600 block of North Marion where the fight allegedly occurred.
The investigation is continuing.
