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A 23-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday morning after he allegedly assault his girlfriend, threatened her with a firearm and kept her from leaving a home before she “escaped” the home with her child late Tuesday night, Hewitt Police Chief Jim Devlin said.

William Brent Cathey, of Hewitt, was arrested after police were called to 800 block of Parkview Circle shortly before 11 p.m. where a 23-year-old woman reported that she had been involved in an altercation with Cathey in the 200 block of Minute Drive. Devlin said the victim said she was in a relationship with Cathey and a verbal argument had turned physical.

“The victim claimed she was struck multiple times with a closed fist as she was attempting to get her phone. He refused to let her call 911,” Devlin said. “She tried to leave the residence, but he wouldn’t let her go, physically keeping her from leaving the residence.”

As the woman tried to leave the residence and call for help, Cathey allegedly took a firearm and pointed it at her, threatening her, Devlin said.

“She managed to escape the residence and made it to a relative’s house,” he said. “She was able to take her child with her and then go to the Parkview Circle address.”