A Louisiana woman was arrested Monday in Navarre for allegedly beating her spouse with a bedpost after her wife accidentally placed marijuana in a washing machine.

Ashley Perkins, 30, of Youngsville, Louisiana, was arrested by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office and charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability.

According to an arrest report, the couple was visiting family in Navarre when an argument ensued over missing marijuana at about 7:45 a.m. Monday.

When deputies arrived a short time later, Perkins' wife told law enforcement the argument had escalated to such extent that Perkins had beat her about the head, legs and left arm with a bedpost, the report stated.

EMTs informed deputies that the woman's left arm may have been fractured during the attack, and she was transported to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center with head bruising and a lacerated left arm, the report stated.

Perkins agreed to speak with investigators and told deputies the argument began over missing marijuana, which her wife had accidentally washed in the washing machine, the report states.

At first, Perkins denied hitting her wife and explained to investigators that a bedpost had been on the bed during their argument, and she believed her wife had cut herself by rolling over the bedpost on her own volition, according to the report.

The report states Perkins later changed her story, and during her ride to jail, she told deputies her wife had picked up the bedpost and started beating herself with it.

Perkins was booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail with a $25,000 bond. County records indicate she was released from custody Thursday morning.

Colin Warren-Hicks can be reached at colinwarrenhicks@pnj.com or 850-435-8680.