Police arrest Baton Rouge man accused of attacking, injuring his wife

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Police arrested a Baton Rouge man accused of severely injuring his wife after a domestic violence-related attack.

The Baton Rouge Police Department said John Greenhouse Jr., 48, was taken into custody on charges of aggravated second-degree battery and domestic abuse battery with serious injury.

Officers responded to the 3700 block of Cathedral Drive on May 3, where the victim, identified as Greenhouse’s wife in arrest documents, was found with severe facial and head injuries. According to an affidavit, officers found the home in disarray with blood on the floors, walls, hallways, and in the back of the master bedroom.

The victim told officers that she and Greenhouse had argued after he sold her AirPods and refused to give her the $100 from the sale. Greenhouse allegedly attacked her after she withheld his debit card until he gave her the money. He fled the scene in her car.

Medical staff reported that the victim suffered severe facial swelling, open head wounds requiring stitches, and cuts around her eyes and lips.

The victim reported to police that her husband had been physically abusive in the past. Police later learned that Greenhouse had an active warrant for charges of battery on a dating partner and simple robbery involving another woman.

He is currently being held at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. The investigation is ongoing.

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