An Oregon man has been arrested for allegedly burning his girlfriend at a home in Juneau.
Multiple 911 calls came in around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday about “a couple yelling” at a home on the 3300 block of Nowell Avenue, the Juneau Empire reports. One unidentified caller reported that a woman’s hand was on fire and the flames were spreading.
A 32-year-old woman was found with burns covering 50 percent of her body, according to a statement from the Juneau Police Department. Her arm, her torso and both of her legs were burned, JPD says, adding that she was transported to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center for treatment.
At 10:30 p.m., a Juneau police detective arrested 32-year-old Brian Hogan, identified as the victim’s boyfriend. According to police, Hogan had been arrested on May 26 for a domestic violence-related assault where the same 32-year-old woman was the victim. JPD says Hogan was out of jail on conditions that ordered him not to be around the victim.
Hogan faces a charge of first-degree assault, as well as violating conditions of release.
Juneau police say the investigation is ongoing.
