CLEVELAND, Ga. – Mark Taylor Ayers, 32 of Cleveland, has been charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly head butted his girlfriend twice during a domestic altercation, knocking her unconscious and breaking her nose early Sunday morning.

Heather Griffies told Deputy Adam Ramey that she and Ayers had been to Helen the night before and both had been drinking. When the returned home, Griffies said they got into an argument and he got into her face and began screaming at her and pushing her. When she pushed back, Ayers reportedly head butted her, knocking her unconscious. When she regained consciousness, she said he continued to scream at her and head butted her again.

According to the arrest report she went to the sink bleeding severely and he handed her some paper towels to stop the bleeding and told her she needed stitches and to go to the hospital. Then he left the residence.

Griffies said her neighbors took her to the hospital where x-rays confirmed she had a fractured nose.

She went to the White County Sheriff’s Office that day to report the incident.

When deputies spoke to Ayers, he said they had argued, but he did not remember striking her.

He was arrested and transported to the White County Detention Center.

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