A Columbus man is in the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center after a former romantic partner came home Friday night to find him in her house.
Deputies with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dennis Jay Evans, 29, of 131 Bill Walker Dr., early Saturday morning, mere hours after he allegedly broke into an ex-girlfriend’s apartment, stole some electronics and hit the resident after she walked in on him in the home, Capt. Ryan Rickert with the LCSO said.
Rickert said the victim was not seriously harmed and refused medical treatment at the scene. Her children were in her vehicle outside the apartment during the incident and were not injured at all.
Evans was charged with burglary of a dwelling and misdemeanor domestic violence. His bond has not yet been set by a judge.
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