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TWIN FALLS • A man kicked in a woman’s door, then badly beat her, later claiming intruders did it, police say. Police say the woman stabbed him while defending herself.

Eric Keith Novis, 23, of Jerome, was arraigned Monday in Twin Falls County Magistrate Court on charges of aggravated battery and burglary, both felonies.

A police report gives this account:

About 1:30 a.m. Saturday, police went to an apartment complex in southwest Twin Falls after someone called to report people outside yelling.

A man who lived nearby told police he heard a woman screaming outside the building and he went to see what was going on when he was threatened by a man with what he thought was a knife.

He said another man jumped between them, then the man and a group of people drove away. The neighbor said the woman was in the apartment still.

As police approached the door, they saw it was closed, but damaged. The door jamb was broken and the lock was stripped out. A foot print was stamped in the middle of the door and there was a smear of blood on the doorknob.