[May 27, 2012] BRIEF: Modesto man arrested in severe beating of girlfriend Tweet MODESTO, May 27, 2012 (The Modesto Bee - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A Modesto man was arrested Saturday night in the beating of his girlfriend, which left her with injuries so severe should be permanently disfigured, authorities said. Modesto police found the woman in a residential neighborhood in south Modesto bruised and bleeding from her eye socket, according to Lt. Jolene Gonzales. The woman was taken to the hospital where it was discovered that several of the bones in her face were broken. Officers went to woman's boyfriend's house in the 600 block of Roselawn Avenue. The boyfriend, 28-year-old Vincent Montoya, fought with officers and had to be Tased before he was apprehended, Gonzales said. Montoya was arrested on suspicion of spousal abuse and aggravated mayhem for the potential permanent damage to his girlfriend's face, authorities said. ___ (c)2012 The Modesto Bee (Modesto, Calif.) Visit The Modesto Bee (Modesto, Calif.) at www.modbee.com Distributed by MCT Information Services [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]