Elizabethtown man arrested after domestic violence call

Donald Rooks Jr. Photo courtesy of Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department.

Bartholomew County deputies arrested an Elizabethtown man on domestic violence charges after an incident early Saturday morning.

45 year old Donald Rooks, Jr. of County Road 350E is facing charges of domestic battery with children present and Intimidation.

Deputies were called to the home at about 1:39 a.m. in the morning. They say that Rooks had been arguing with a victim, when he fell and hit his head. As the victim tried to help him up, he allegedly hit her in the face.

The victim refused medical treatment. Rooks was  checked at Columbus Regional Hospital before being taken to the Bartholomew County Jail.