By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

Charles E. Haywood Jr.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man was arrested for allegedly hitting and threatening a human relations employee after being terminated from his job.

Charles E. Haywood Jr., 50, 1812 Union Trail, Warsaw, is charged with battery resulting in moderate bodily injury and two counts of intimidation, all level 6 felonies; and battery, a class B misdemeanor.

On March 6, representatives for a local business requested Warsaw Police officers standby at their facility for an employee termination. The business’s human relations department said Haywood was going to be terminated for intimidating other employees. Police presence was required as HR believed Haywood may become violent during the meeting.

According to court documents, as officers waited outside of the business, an employee ran outside and said Haywood was being violent. Officers went inside and saw Haywood punch an HR employee in the face. While officers escorted Haywood out of the building, Haywood threatened the employee.

The employee said Haywood hit him in the face and rib cage. Officers noticed the employee had redness and swelling to his face, cuts on his hand, and abrasions on his side. Haywood also threatened the employee, telling him to “watch his back” and said he wished he had something to “rip (his) head open.”

Haywood has already been arrested and released on bond. He has an initial hearing at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 30, in Kosciusko Superior Court One.