Local man arrested after domestic disturbance

Paul R. Comstock

A local man was arrested on multiple charges after a domestic disturbance in Hartsville.

Bartholomew County Sheriff deputies were sent to a Hartsville home at 12:03 p.m. Monday and spoke with the victim who said that Paul R. Comstock, 52, Columbus, had battered her inside her home, deputies said.

Comstock was arrested on the following preliminary charges:

  • Domestic battery
  • Invasion of privacy,
  • Intimidation,
  • Interfering with the report of a crime

Comstock was being held in the Bartholomew County Jail in lieu of $27,500 bond, jail officials said.

Primary Deputy: Deputy Jessica Pendleton

Assisting Deputies: Deputy Jeff Tindell, Deputy Kevin Abner, Deputy Nick Martoccia

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