BUTLER TWP — A township man is accused of attacking his girlfriend, who he allegedly tried to restrain with duct tape during a domestic dispute at the couple’s home on East Jefferson Street.

Gary J. Tichansky, 28, is charged with felony assault and other crimes and is being held in the Butler County Prison on $75,000 bail.

Tichansky’s girlfriend, 36-year-old Julie Ann Kettner, told Butler Township police the defendant assaulted her about 12:30 a.m. Friday after they returned home from a get-together with friends, according to court documents.

The suspect, who was intoxicated, pulled the woman by the hair and dragged her into a back room, police said.

He tried several times to “round house” kick her, documents said, but missed and lost his balance. He allegedly pulled her to the ground and threatened to kill her.

Kettner recounted that at one point Tichansky “grabbed a roll of duct tape and tried to tape (her) arms and body,” according to a police affidavit.

The women told police that she fought back but the defendant took off his belt and tried to put it around her neck.

She managed to break free and get out of the house. But before she could make it to a neighbor’s apartment for help, Tichansky allegedly caught up to her and forced her back into their home.

“The defendant grabbed the roll of duct tape and punched the victim in the nose and face,” the affidavit said.

The alleged attack ended when Tichansky passed out.

Officers, after answering the call, found Kettner had swelling and bruising around her right eye and check, and marks under her chin and neck. She also had bruising and finger marks on both arms, her back and neck.

Tichansky was arrested and arraigned on charges of aggravated assault, unlawful restraint, terroristic threats, false imprisonment and simple assault.

A preliminary hearing is set for 11 a.m. Thursday at the office of District Judge Kevin O’Donnell.

Tichansky is already awaiting a separate preliminary hearing Dec. 18 stemming from his arrest Nov. 2 for alleged drunken driving in Brady Township.