Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A Jonesboro man with a prior conviction for domestic battery faces an enhanced felony charge after police said he struck a woman in the head with a glass bottle and held her down by the neck during a weekend altercation.

According to a probable cause affidavit, Jonesboro police officers responded to a reported disturbance at a home Sunday, where upon arrival, they found a woman bleeding from a laceration to the side of her head.

The woman told police that 42-year-old David Lajuan Hightower became angry over a social media post, prompting her to ask him to leave the home. The affidavit said Hightower later returned, accusing the woman of “playing with him” and that she did not want to be with him anymore.

When the woman turned to enter the kitchen, she said Hightower struck her in the side of the head with a glass tequila bottle, which shattered upon impact, causing the laceration.

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Following the strike, Hightower got on top of the woman and held her down by the neck. According to the affidavit, the woman told police she feared Hightower was going to kill her and began apologizing so he would let her go.

Police reported that Hightower fled the scene in a white Ford Crown Victoria. Officers located a matching vehicle in the area and conducted a traffic stop after confirming the license plate was registered to him and the victim’s address. He was taken into custody and transported to the Craighead County Detention Center.

The following Monday, District Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause to charge with second-degree domestic battering, a class B felony.

The affidavit noted that Hightower’s charge was enhanced to a class B felony because his criminal history shows him having a 2021 conviction on a third-degree domestic battery charge. Fowler also noted prior no-contact order violations.

Because of this, Hightower’s bond was set at $75,000 cash/surety, with him being ordered to have no contact with the victim and wear a GPS ankle monitor upon release. His next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 16.

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