Sapulpa man assaults girlfriend and strangles her 8-week-old puppy in domestic incident

On Sunday, June 2 at approximately 9:15 p.m. Sapulpa Police Officer Baylor Pittinger was dispatched to the Sapulpa QuikTrip on East Taft to investigate a domestic disturbance. There he met with the victim, A.N. 

A.N. stated that her boyfriend, Nathan L. Fitzmorris (Defendant), of Sapulpa, had been drinking and was intoxicated at their nearby residence. She said they began arguing because the Defendant could not find his can of chewing tobacco, and that he then began destroying their property. A.N. said she attempted to leave the house but the Defendant blocked the door with his body and would not allow her to leave.