Man Beats Wife For Loud Snoring

JUNE 3--A Louisiana man punched his wife and beat her with a belt when she snored too loudly for his liking, according to this St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's report. Responding to a domestic violence report Saturday, officers arrested Eugene Morales, 41, for battering his wife, Jenny, as she lay helpless in an empty bathtub. Morales told deputies that his 38-year-old wife was "snoring too loud when she fell asleep, and it bothered him." He was charged with felony aggravated battery and disturbing the peace, a misdemeanor. (2 pages)