By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

Ryan M. Sherman

LEESBURG — A Leesburg man was recently arrested after an alleged domestic incident.

Ryan M. Sherman, 48, 82 EMS T34C Lane, Leesburg, is charged with domestic battery with a child under 16 present, a level 6 felony; and domestic battery, a class A misdemeanor.

On Jan. 31, a woman contacted law enforcement regarding a domestic incident which occurred on Jan. 30 in Leesburg. A Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy spoke with the woman about the incident.

According to court documents, the woman told the deputy Sherman grabbed her arm, put her against a wall and head butted her. Four children were in the home when the incident occurred. Two of the children said Sherman head butted the woman.

The deputy noticed bruises on the woman’s left eye, outer left arm, the back of her shoulder, and the right side of her neck.

Sherman said he was trying to get the woman to leave the residence. He told the deputy he walked her toward the door and his head hit her in the face.

Sherman was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Feb. 1, with a $6,000 surety and cash bond.