A Waterloo man has been arrested for allegedly hitting his ex-girlfriend with a 2-by-4 and her new boyfriend with a baseball bat, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. 43 year old Jude Beck was arrested and charged with Willful Injury Causing Bodily Injury, Assault While Displaying a Weapon, fourth degree Criminal Mischief, and Public Intoxication. Police say that Beck was at a home on Sumner Street around 2:40 Monday morning when he got into an argument with his ex-girlfriend. During the argument Beck allegedly grabbed the 2-by-4 and struck the woman in the back and head with it. When the new boyfriend tried to intervene Beck allegedly grabbed a baseball bat and hit him in the head with that. Beck allegedly then broke out the windows of the woman’s vehicle and walked away. He was found a short time later by police. A baseball bat was found in his path.
