ASHLAND TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Additional information has been released in a domestic assault case in which a man allegedly struck a woman with a wooden board in Ashland Township on Friday night.

According to court documents, the Clarion-based State Police filed the following criminal charges against 54-year-old Larry Martin Beers, of Cranberry:

– Simple Assault, Misdemeanor 2
– Harassment — Subject Other to Physical Contact, Summary

The charges stem from a domestic assault that occurred on Friday night at a residence on Whitehill Road, in Ashland Township, Clarion County.

According to a criminal complaint, around 10:21 p.m. on Friday, June 21, Trooper Gray, of the Clarion-based State Police, was dispatched to a location on State Route 208 in Shippenville for a report of a domestic incident that occurred earlier at the above-described location.

The victim reported that she engaged into a verbal argument with Larry Beers that escalated into a physical altercation during which Beers struck her once in the face with a fist, two times on the leg with a small board, and once in the arm with the same board, the complaint states.

The complaint notes the victim sustained an injury under her right eye from the punch and another injury on her right arm caused by the board.

Beers was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Amy Long Turk at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 22.

He remains free on $2,500.00 unsecured bail.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, with Judge Turk presiding.