MULLINS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Ethan Johnson is charged with domestic assault after police say he raised his fist at his girlfriend and punched a television during an argument, causing it to fall and strike her 4-year-old daughter in the head.
According to a police report, the responding officer heard a man yelling inside the home upon arrival. The officer entered, identified himself and ordered the man to come downstairs. The officer then detained Johnson while investigating.
The woman told police the argument began after she spent the evening with her parents. She said the two were upstairs when Johnson raised his fist as if he were going to hit her, then punched the television in the bedroom.
The woman said she tried to catch the television as it fell, but it struck her daughter in the head. The child also told the officer that Johnson hit the television and that it struck her, according to the report.
The woman told police Johnson then grabbed her and said, “Let’s take this outside.”
Johnson is charged with domestic assault under West Virginia Code § 61-2-28(b). The report did not describe the extent of the child’s injuries.
