GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man is in the Alachua County Jail after being accused of child abuse and battery.

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies say Michael Francois, 34, got into an argument with a woman on Saturday.

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Authorities say he held both the woman and a child down and hit the woman in the head several times.

They say Francois fought back against deputies during his arrest.

He is being held on a $30,000 bond.

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