Ruston Police arrested a man after he allegedly beat his girlfriend early Monday morning.

Officers responded to a Clinton Circle residence about 2:45 a.m. Monday where the victim stated her live-in boyfriend of eight months and beaten her.

The victim said while she was lying in bed, Aaron Williams, 22, struck her in the head and face several times with his fist.

The victim displayed a split and swollen lip.

Williams was asked for his version but instead cursed the officers. He was arrested for domestic abuse battery and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.

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