Wife arrested in alleged domestic violence incident, victim claims she pulled his hair and scratched his face

On 01-05-2016 at approximately 10:14 AM, Deputies from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a reported incident of domestic violence at a residence located on Oak Lane in Covelo, California.

Upon arrival the Deputies learned a 45-year-old adult male and his wife, Alicia Elliott, had engaged in an argument.

During the argument Elliott became angry and eventually grabbed the adult male by his hair.  After pulling the adult male backwards by his hair, Elliott struck him with her fists and scratched his face with her fingernails.

Deputies noticed scratches on the adult male’s face consistent with the reported incident.

Elliott was arrested for felony domestic violence and booked into the Mendocino County Jail where she was to be held in lieu of $25,000.00 bail.