North Webster Woman Arrested For Battery
Staff Report
NORTH WEBSTER — A North Webster woman was recently arrested after allegedly battering a woman.
Elizabeth Ann Yuraitis, 26, 8830 E. Backwater Road, North Webster, is charged with domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, a level 6 felony.
On Aug. 27, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a dispute in North Webster. A woman told the deputy she was at a residence with Yuraitis when an argument began.
According to court documents, the woman said she went to take a shower when Yuraitis pushed her to the ground and punched her. She also said Yuraitis tried “smothering” by using the cup of her hand over her mouth.
The woman told the deputy she used her knee to get Yuraitis off of her. Yuraitis then left the scene to cool down. When she returned, the fight continued.
Yuraitis allegedly grabbed the woman by the back of her hair and forcefully slammed the front of her head into a wall. The woman said she was unsure what happened after her head hit the wall but said she knew she was punched. When the altercation ended, the woman left the scene to contact police.
The deputy noticed the woman had a small laceration on the top of her head, a bump on the back of her head, two small bumps on her forehead, bruising and some swelling near her eye.
Yuraitis told the deputy they were both getting physical. Yuraitis had a large, discolored bruise on her chest that she said the woman caused.
Yuraitis was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Dec. 29, with a $6,000 surety and cash bond.