20-year-old Anthony Branch was involved in a domestic altercation at Central Pike with his girlfriend, Queenie Phan, in the early hours of Thursday afternoon. Phan called a friend and told them to call 911 when she and Branch began arguing. Branch proceeded to take her phone and money and tried to call 911, saying “someone was in route to assault him.” Phan attempted to get her phone back from him, but he grabbed her by the arms and “threw her” to the ground multiple times, causing bruising to her arms. He then took the cash, Phan’s car keys, and two large knives and left the apartment. When the police arrived, Branch returned with the bag of money, car keys, and knives. Branch was taken into custody and charged with domestic assault.
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Man charged in assault of ex-girlfriend, she bites him in self-defense — Kyler Shular arrested
25-year-old Kyler Vance Shular is charged with felony aggravated assault/strangulation and false imprisonment after his ex-girlfriend came over to get her things from their shared apartment, to which she still had a key, and he reportedly became upset, pinned her to the floor, threatened her, then covered her mouth when the screamed. A neighbor heard the commotion and knocked on the door, allowing the victim, Halle Strunk, to escape.
Both parties had injuries as she fought back and bit him at least once in self-defense, however, police determined Shular to be the primary aggressor due to the disparity in physical sizes and severity of injuries between the parties. Shular is free on an $8,000 bond.