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State police said Calvin B. Lynch, 31, of 205B Maple St., also kept the woman confined to a bedroom for more than eight hours by threatening further abuse if she tried to flee.
The 29-year-old victim, who was not identified by police, was struck multiple times in the head and arm and suffered a fractured elbow and numerous lacerations as the result of the assault, Trooper Samuel Laureto said Monday.
She was treated at Lancaster General Hospital and released.
Laureto called the assault "completely unprovoked."
According to police, Lynch woke the victim at about 12:30 a.m. by delivering several blows with a baseball bat. He then proceeded to choke the victim unconscious, police said.
After she regained consciousness, Lynch kept the woman confined to the bedroom by threatening her with more violence, police said.
"She wasn't physically restrained but emotionally … she was scared to leave," Laureto said. "She feared for her life if she didn't do what he said."
The victim told police that Lynch smoked crack cocaine throughout the assault.
Lynch eventually left the residence, taking the couple's cell phone with him, at which time the victim went to a neighbor's home and called police, Laureto said.
Police were able to track Lynch to Salisbury Township, where he was arrested Sunday at the home of a relative.
He is charged with aggravated assault, unlawful restraint, recklessly endangering another person and possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
Lynch was arraigned before District Judge Bruce Roth and committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail.
