WEST FARGO — A local business owner was charged Monday with two felonies and a misdemeanor for allegedly breaking his fiancée’s ribs after a night of drinking.

Barrett Clair Prody, who took over ownership of JT Cigarro last year, faces three domestic violence charges in Cass County District Court: aggravated assault and terrorizing, both Class C felonies, and simple assault, a Class B misdemeanor.

Prody assaulted his fiancée, Kristen Killoran, at their shared West Fargo home between 3 and 3:30 a.m. Saturday after he received a phone call and she asked him who called, causing him to start “freaking out,” court records state.

Prody hit her with an open hand in the face, then with a closed fist in the back, court records state.

Killoran managed to get free and went to the bathroom to pack her things when Prody came in and hit her head against the wall before kicking her twice in the ribs, court records state.

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Killoran left the home and was treated at Essentia Health, where a doctor told a police officer that Killoran suffered two broken ribs on her right side, court records state.

The officer noticed red marks, a scratch, a swollen left knuckle and a large bite mark on Killoran, court records state.

Prody was arrested at his home and booked at the Cass County Jail. He was released on the condition of posting $10,000 bail and having no contact with Killoran.

He pleaded not guilty Monday to one of the charges, misdemeanor simple assault, and did not register a plea to the other two felony charges.

The felony terrorizing charge stems from him allegedly telling his fiancée, “I’m going to beat the [expletive] out of you, you [expletive]” as he assaulted her.

Prody took over ownership of JT Cigarro, a bar and restaurant at 4554 7th Ave. S. in Fargo, in 2013 amid concern from city leaders regarding his criminal record.

The Fargo City Commission agreed to transfer the bar’s liquor license to Prody and his business partner, Kevin Mahan, on the condition that they keep their criminal records clean.

Since 2009, Prody has pleaded guilty to obstructing a police officer, reckless endangerment and reckless driving.

Prody attracted media coverage in 2009 for founding a website called Society Against Legal Injustice to raise money for former football star O.J. Simpson, who at one time was the boyfriend of Prody’s sister, Christine Prody, the Associated Press reported. The website is no longer active.

Prody’s next court date is Dec. 24.