A Florissant man faces criminal charges in St. Peters after police said he assaulted his girlfriend on the shoulder of Interstate 370 Sept. 19.
Timothy A. Nettles, 20, of the 800 block of Madison Lane in Florissant, was charged Sept. 19 with second-degree domestic assault.
St. Peters Police said the couple was stopped along Interstate 370 at Salt River Road when Nettles pinned the woman down and struck her repeatedly in the face and arm and pulled her by her hair.
Bail for Nettles was set at $20,000, cash only.
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What a shame it is that little boys like Timothy A. Nettles find it necessary to assert their manhood by assaulting defenseless women. Oh, and very well said Stacey.