By TONY GUERRERO
Hays Post
A Hays man was arrested March 26 after allegedly punching a woman in the face.
Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler said 48-year-old Timothy Michael Weatherbie allegedly struck a woman in the alley behind 20O block West Seventh Street.
According to witnesses, the incident happened after a verbal argument between the two subjects.
The woman sustained a laceration to her lip and potential bruising but declined medical treatment. According to Scheibler, the victim did not know Weatherbie.
Weatherbie was arrested on a battery charge.