ON SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2008, THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CALL OF A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE AT 111 JACKSON 347 IN THE DENMARK AREA OF JACKSON COUNTY. UPON OFFICERS ARRIVING AT THE SCENE, THEY MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM WHO HAD OBVIOUS INJURIES. SHE ADVISED OFFICERS THAT BOBBY GENE STEWART, HER BOYFRIEND, HAD HIT HER AND PULLED HER HAIR. MR. STEWART ALSO
ADMITTED TO THE OFFICERS THAT HE HAD STRUCK THE FEMALE AND HAD PULLED HER HAIR.
AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT, MR. STEWART WAS CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC BATTERY IN THE THIRD DEGREE (2ND OFFENSE). HE LATER APPEARED IN NEWPORT DISTRICT COURT ON THE CHARGES AND WAS ORDERED TO APPEAR IN JACKSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. MR. STEWART IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE JACKSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER ON THE CHARGES.