A Lyndora man is being held in lieu of $30,000 bond following an alleged aggravated assault and burglary Sunday night at a New Castle Street apartment.

Russell Lee Little, 55, was arrested late Sunday following a search that lasted about three hours. City police responded around 8:15 p.m. for reports of an assault at 715 New Castle St. in Butler.

According to court documents, officers found a badly beaten 46-year-old woman “whose face was covered in blood, extremely swollen, and whose mouth was full of blood.” The woman advised Little forced his way into her apartment, hit her repeatedly and dragged her to the ground, “ripping out locks of her hair in the process.”

A dispatcher with 911 confirmed the victim was transported by ambulance to a Pittsburgh hospital, and that a medical helicopter crew was picked up en route to assist. Radio traffic reported the victim had severe facial and rib injuries.

Investigators said in court documents that it was clear the door to the victim's apartment had been forced open and that inside they saw “a scene consistent with the struggle described by the victim.”

Capt. Ben Spangler of the Butler Police Department said officers obtained a search warrant for Little's Whitestown Road home after he refused to answer the door when they initially arrived. He was taken into custody about 11:30 p.m. Sunday.

“He broke in and pretty much pulverized her,” Spangler said of the attack.

The victim's condition was not available Monday.

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