(Spencer)– Charges have been filed against a Royal man in connection with a domestic abuse incident early this (Monday) morning that left his former girlfriend seriously injured.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says it received a 911 call from a concerned citizen who reported 37-year-old George Harris was at his ex-girlfriend’s residence in Royal against a court order.
Upon arriving a sheriff’s deputy found the victim severely beaten. Harris was found hiding in a closet.
The victim was taken to Spencer Hospital and was later transferred to an undisclosed hospital with what’s described as life-threatening injuries.
Harris was arrested at the scene and charged for violating a no-contact order; domestic assault; and willful injury…a class “C” felony.
Harris is being held in the Clay county jail on a 19-thousand dollar cash bond.
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