Nathan Griffith, fiancé of "Teen Mom 2" star Jenelle Evans, was arrested Wednesday in South Carolina and put behind bars for domestic violence, according to E! News.
A report released by The Horry County Police Department stated that Griffith pinned the reality star against a toilet in their bathroom and "forcibly removed an engagement ring from her finger." The physical altercation reported occurred after the couple got into an argument.
Evans, who has two children, told officers that she was allegedly staying at a hotel instead of the home she shared with Griffith. The reality star returned home to collect her belongings for school, but instead got into and argument with Griffith. The argument escalated when Griffith asked Evans to return her engagement ring.
After refusing, Evans said she "went to the master bathroom and was sitting on the toilet when [Griffith] came [into] the bathroom and pinned her against the toilet... [and] wrestled her for the engagement ring" - leaving the reality star with a cut on her pinky finger. According to the report, Griffith took the ring and the keys to the couple's car and left the home.
However, Griffith's police report claimed that he "never touched the victim."
He told police that Evans become upset and "took the engagement ring off" and added that Evans is the violent one in their relationship. He also showed officers scars on his back left by Evans.
"At about 4:15 p.m. today, Horry County Police Officers responded to a residence on Eagle Creek Drive, in the Myrtle Beach section of Horry County, for a domestic disturbance. This is the location where a television show called 'Teen Mom 2' is being filmed," the Horry County Police Department said in a statement, according to E! News.
"Officers investigated and determined that an assault had taken place, as a result of an argument between two persons who were determined to be household members. Officers arrested one Nathan Griffith, 27 years of age, of Myrtle Beach, S.C. He has been charged with one count of Criminal Domestic Violence and he is presently being held at the Horry County Detention Center."
