A man and woman were banished from the Covington Housing Authority after reportedly getting into a fight. Covington police responded to a call at Nixon Circle (inside the Housing Authority) in reference to a family fight around 11 p.m. on Friday.

A woman called police and said another woman, later identified as Titoya Paremore, was slapped in the face by her boyfriend Nicholas Bolton, while she was holding a baby. While police were on the way to the scene, dispatch received another call from someone who said Bolton was standing over Paremore and stomping her as she held the baby.

According to the report, when police arrived they were flagged down by about 25 people in front of Nixon Drive. Several people all talking at once told police which apartment Bolton and Paremore were in. Police went to the residence and knocked on the door.

A woman answered the door and police asked her if she knew anything about Bolton and Paremore getting into a fight. The woman said the pair had already left on foot. She said Paremore was wearing black pants and a black shirt. Another officer said she saw a female matching the description walking with another person near the railroad tracks on Alcovy Road. Police drove to the Alcovy Road area and found Paremore sitting in the bleachers at Pactiv softball field.

They approached her and asked her what her name was and Paremore asked officers why she needed to give them her name. Police explained that her name was needed for an investigation about a fight that happened at the housing authority. She told police her name was Tiffany. They asked for her name again and she told police she was waiting for a ride. Police continued to question Paremore and she finally gave them her last name.

They escorted her back to Nixon Circle. Police also located Bolton at the softball field and took him back to the area.

Two women identified the pair as the couple involved in the fight. Witnesses said the two have previously fought in the housing authority. Paremore and Bolton had no visible injuries.

EMS was called to the scene to check the infant, but no injuries were found. Police said Paremore had a warrant out of Columbus. She was charged with giving a false name. Bolton was charged with simple battery and cruelty to children. The two were also given a banishment notice to sign, which was submitted to the housing authority. They were taken to the Newton County Detention Center.

Man calls police after receiving counterfeit money

An Oxford man said he received counterfeit money from the KFC on U.S. Highway 278. The man said he went through the drive-thru at KFC and he paid for his order with a $20 bill, according to a police report from the Covington Police Department. He said he then drove to a Texaco gas station at on Ga. Highway 81 and tried to buy items with a $10 bill he said he received from KFC, and the cashier told him the money was counterfeit.

The man said he drove back to KFC to tell the manager he received a counterfeit bill, and management told him they could not give him back his money because he had left the premises. The man said he asked management if he could have the phone number to the district manager, but management told them man they could not give out that number. Police spoke with the employees inside of KFC and they again said they could not give the man back his money because he left the premises.

The employees gave the police officer the store manager's phone number and said the man could call back on Monday. The $10 bill was taken as evidence.

Amici employee punched by employee's boyfriend

Covington police spoke with an employee at Amici's who said he was assaulted by another employee's boyfriend when he arrived at work on Sunday morning. According to a police report, the man said he arrived at work at 11 a.m. and noticed a female employee in her vehicle with her boyfriend. The employee said as he pulled up behind Amici's, the man ran to his vehicle and began punching him through the window. The employee said he got out of his vehicle, put the man in a headlock and wrestled him to the ground.

The employee said he held the man down and then another female employee ran out of the restaurant and told the man if he did not leave she would call the police. The employee said the man then ran to his vehicle and left the scene. Police said the male employee had several cuts and marks on his knees.

The employee told police the man started the fight because the man thought his girlfriend was in a relationship with him because his number was in her phone. The employee did not provide any additional information about who the man was. A property watch was put on the business in reference to the man being on the premises.