Tony Ledbetter appears at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Canton, S.D., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, on charges of domestic aggravated assault. Ledbetter attacked a woman during an argument Tuesday. (Katie Nelson/The Argus Leader via AP) (The Associated Press)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A Sioux Falls man is accused of sitting on a woman and slicing off her nipples with a pair of scissors.
Police spokesman Sam Clemens says 45-year-old Tony Ledbetter attacked the woman during an argument Tuesday afternoon. He is charged with domestic aggravated assault.
The 39-year-old woman is hospitalized but no information about her condition has been released.
Clemens says the woman told investigators that Ledbetter also punched her, slammed her head on the ground and tried to stop her screaming by putting his forearm on her throat and stuffing a blanket in her mouth.
Ledbetter hasn't appeared in court and it isn't clear if he has an attorney to comment on his behalf. Ledbetter does not have a listed home telephone number.
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