CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A Cape Girardeau man is accused of pistol-whipping a woman over the weekend.

Thomas Bean, 24, is charged with armed criminal action and second-degree assault.

According to a probable cause statement, the incident happened in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 31.

Police say the victim told officers Bean grabbed her by the hair, pulled her to the ground, dragged her and then hit her in the head with a gun 3 or 4 times.

The victim told the investigators she was trying to break up an argument between Bean and another person.

Bean is being held at the Cape Girardeau County Jail on a $35,000 bond.

His first court appearance is scheduled for Thursday, June 5.

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