Man arrested for allegedly hitting woman in head with rock

A Marble Hill, Missouri, woman approached a Bollinger County Sheriff's deputy in a convenience store, telling him her husband had hit her in the head with a rock, according to a probable-cause affidavit.

Everett Wayne Gromer, 33, of Marble Hill, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree domestic assault. His bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety.

Deputy Aaron Mays noticed swelling and bruising around both the victim's eyes, a cut above her right eye and swelling on her forehead, according to the affidavit. Mays later talked to the victim at her home on Bollinger County Road 326, and she said Gromer arrived at the residence and was beating on the windows and making threatening statements, Mays wrote.

Gromer was located by Bollinger County deputies later Tuesday in a traffic stop, according to the affidavit. He told Mays he pushed the victim to the ground and she fell on a rock.

Pertinent address:

Bollinger County Road 326, Marble Hill, Mo.