Woman says she was dragged 50 feet by hair

HOLIDAY -- A man was arrested Thursday after his wife told authorities he had dragged her by the hair about 50 feet down a street.

The woman had contusions and bruising on her forehead, right ear and shoulder blade, as well as a sprained pinkie finger, a sheriff's report said.

Michael V. Russo, 37, of 2030 Cemetery Road, Holiday, was arrested, charged with domestic battery and held without bail in the Land O'Lakes jail.

A report said he told a deputy that his wife had fallen on the front porch, and that he told one of their children to give the same story.

--Thomas Lake, Times Staff Writer