Floridian David Havenner is being held on charges of battery and possession of an alligator after an altercation with his girlfriend in which, police say, he struck her with a 3-foot gator that was living in his bath tub.
Nancy Monico told police that Havenner hit her with his fists, threw empty beer bottles at her and took swings at her with the alligator, striking her at least once.
The reptile has been turned over to wildlife officials.
Havenner disputed Monico's version of the story, telling police that she, upset that they had run out of alcohol, had bit him on the hand.
