James DePaola, 55, was arrested Wednesday over a family violence incident in which he reportedly became extremely upset about his wife using three slices of cheese instead of two when making a grilled cheese sandwich, Athens-Clarke County police said.

His 12-year-old daughter called 911 after DePaola yanked the phone from the wall of their Candy Circle home and threw it to the ground, according to police. His wife told police she tried calling for help because DePaola had a history of violent and abusive behavior, for which he was previously arrested.

When complaining about how much cheese the woman was using for the sandwich, DePaola was screaming at his wife in such a fashion that spittle was hitting her face, according to police. He admitted pulling the phone from the wall because he did not want his wife to call 911 for a "stupid" reason, police said,

In addition to the girl who called 911, police said two other of the couple's children were home at the time.

DePaola was charged with obstruction of a 911 call and criminal trespass/damage to property.

Anyone who is in an abusive relationship can seek advice by calling Project Safe's 24-hour hotline at (706) 543-3331, or by visiting www.project-safe.org .