UMATILLA - A 37-year-old Umatilla woman accused of punching her 69-year-old live-in boyfriend in the head while he was taking a shower was charged with battery on a person over 65, according to a Marion County Sheriff’s Office report.
The woman, Sandy Jo Tracy, claimed he had been cheating on her.
The victim, William Webb, told Deputy Danny Garrels Jr. that on Monday around 8:30 p.m. he was taking a shower at their Umatilla home when Tracy ripped the shower curtain off the rod and began screaming at him, accusing him of having an affair with another woman.
Webb told the deputy she kept hitting him in the head with her fist. The man said he tried deflecting the blows with his left arm. He also said Tracy continued to hit him while he was getting dressed.
He managed to escape the home. But Webb said he did not report the abuse until Tuesday because his girlfriend refused to let him retrieve his clothing and was verbally abusive.
The deputy took a picture of Webb's left arm, which had a large bruise reportedly consistent with his statement.
The deputy went to the home and talked with Tracy, who told him she did hit Webb because she was angry after she discovered he had an affair. On her way to the jail, Tracy reportedly told Garrels she should've hit Webb harder and was going to get even with him for cheating and having her arrested.
- Austin L. Miller
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