HUNTINGTON -- City police arrested a local man Tuesday charging him with burglarizing his ex-wife's residence and beating her in the process, according Huntington Police Capt. Alan Rohrig and court documents

The incident happened at 8:08 p.m. Tuesday in the 1600 block of 12th Avenue. Criminal complaints charge that Roger Dale Justice, 41, broke a window and forced his way into the ex-wife's residence. That led to him hitting her multiple times with a closed fist, which tore skin from her cheek.

The complaints also charge Justice with hitting her in the back of the head, chest and torso. It further states he continued punching and kicking her in the right thigh once she fell to the ground. She suffered torn skin, bruising and a large knot.

Rohrig said patrol units initially responded to reports of a domestic disturbance at the 12th Avenue residence. They arrived to find the assailant had run from the scene. Officers then captured him in an alley behind the house.

Huntington Police charged Justice with felony burglary and malicious wounding, along with misdemeanor destruction of property and failure to process, according to the complaints. The misdemeanors allege Justice threw unknown objects to break windows on the first and second floor of the house and refused to be fingerprinted by police.

Justice was incarcerated at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday in the Western Regional Jail. He was detained on a $30,000 bond.

The criminal complaints were filed in Cabell County Magistrate Court.