Douglas Walker

dwalker@muncie.gannett.com

MUNCIE -- Muncie police say a dispute over a woman’s preference for waffles over pancakes turned violent, leading to her boyfriend’s arrest.

Breion Donte Thomas, 24, of the 4500 block of West Bethel Avenue, was arrested Monday on preliminary charges of strangulation, interference with the reporting of a crime, battery resulting in injury and criminal confinement.

Thomas said Wednesday he was innocent of all charges.

According to a police report, Thomas’ alleged victim said he “made her some pancakes for breakfast” on Saturday and “became angry” when she said she wanted waffles instead.

The woman told officers Thomas shoved her several times, punched her in the back of the head, threw her onto a bed and held her down, and “strangled me with my shirt.” He also allegedly took his accuser’s cellphone to prevent her from calling for help, and "threw eggs and pancakes into my face," the woman reported.

The Muncie man – with no prior convictions, according to local court records – was later released to pre-trial probation, staffers at the Delaware County jail said Wednesday.