A local woman is accused of hitting her girlfriend with an ashtray during a shoving match on Aug. 23.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigated the incident after receiving a report of a domestic violence incident. The two have dated the past year and live together at a Bob Sikes Boulevard residence.
The arrest report indicated the two got into an argument and began pushing each other. One of the women picked up a glass ashtray off a table and struck the other in the jaw, causing it to swell and bruise.
A witness verified this train of events.
The woman was charged with misdemeanor battery.
