Corporal Jimmy Johnson was dispatched to a location on Highway 49 outside Laurens at 10:00 yesterday morning on a domestic assault report. He met a Spartanburg woman who said she and her boyfriend had argued over returning a rental car that was due back at 3:00 yesterday afternoon. She said that during the altercation they began to hit each other. She said she struck her boyfriend in the mouth with her hand, and complained she thought it might be broken. EMS came to the scene but indicated they couldn’t tell if the hand was broken without an x-ray. The boyfriend had left, and Corporal Johnson indicated he was unable to make contact by phone. Meanwhile, his mother arrived at the location. The boyfriend called her and the officer was then able to talk with him. He indicated his lip was split from being struck by the girlfriend’s fist, but he didn’t want to press charges. The officer was going to consult with a judge about possible charges.
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