Woman jailed after allegedly slapping man

Staff report

SPRINGFIELD — Brooke D. Howard, 21, of 1020 Beacon Street, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence Tuesday, July 14, according to a police report.

Howard slapped a man she knew several times around 2 a.m. in the 1600 block of Mansfield Avenue Tuesday, according to the report.

When the man held up his hands to protect himself, Howard punched him in the face, according to the report.

She was taken to Clark County Jail.