Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Breaking Into Home, Battering Port Richey Woman
A 40-year-old man has been arrested after deputies said he broke into a woman's home and struck her repeatedly in the face.
PORT RICHEY, FL — A 40-year-old man has been arrested after deputies said he broke into a woman's home, dragged her into the front yard and struck her in the face multiple times.
Alvin Antonio Jenkins of Cockle Drive was charged Monday with burglary with simple battery.
According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Jenkins arrived at the woman's home on Gulf Highlands Drive Monday afternoon. She told him to leave and shut the door.
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The woman said Jenkins then broke open her front door, grabbed her, pulled her out of the house and began striking her in the face.
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