Police say a Dubuque man repeatedly hit his girlfriend in the head, then held a knife against her face, cutting her. 42 year old Johnny Webb was arrested at about 1 p.m. Thursday on charges of domestic assault with a weapon and domestic assault with injury. His next court hearing is set for December 2nd. According to a report, 37 year old Victoria Ashford called police on Thursday to report an assault that occurred on Monday. In that incident, Webb took a phone call regarding money, then afterward started breaking glass jars in the kitchen.. He left the residence, but when he returned a short time later, he grabbed Ashford as she tried to leave and started hitting her in the head. Ashford told police that Webb told her to go downstairs, and once there, he pulled out the weapon.
