A 35-year-old Austin man is in Mower County jail after allegedly grabbing a woman’s face so hard her tooth went through her lip.

Lesly Wadley was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Police Chief Brian Krueger. He is in jail awaiting criminal charges.

According to a police report, the 22-year-old victim came to the Law Enforcement Center with blood on her hands and face around noon Tuesday to report the assault. She told police Wadley and her had a verbal altercation that turned physical. Wadley allegedly grabbed her around the neck and face, which caused her tooth to puncture her lip.

Krueger said the woman had a cut on her lip that was three-fourths of an inch. She indicated she was going to the clinic to be treated for the wound, Krueger said.

Wadley was arrested in Steele County about five hours after the alleged assault.