PD: Bethany Man Arrested After Domestic Assault

A Bethany man was arrested after he allegedly bashed his ex-girlfriend with a curtain rod after he couldn’t find a screwdriver.

A woman called police on Dec. 27 to report being attacked by her ex-boyfriend, State Police said. She was waiting with a friend at a nearby residence. She had sustained cuts to her face.

She said she was home with her ex-boyfriend John Calash, 37, of Bethany when he became upset after not being able to find a screwdriver in a messy drawer. He complained that the drawer was unorganized and she said, “can’t you do something about it,” according to police.

He became upset and hit her in the head with a nearby curtain rod she had been fixing, police said. She called her brother and he and a friend picked her up.

She previously heard through a family friend that he said no one would see her again if family members called 911 again.

Police began the search for Calash at the home where the incident occurred. A police K-9 unit found him hiding in nearby woods.

Calash originally told police that the victim fell, but then admitted that he hit her with the rod, police said.

He was charged with interfering with police, disorderly conduct, third-degree assault and threatening.