Illinois authorities arrest father and daughter after a dispute over a pair of shoes

Ill. dad, daughter arrested after fight over shoes

GRANITE CITY, Ill. — Authorities said an argument over a pair of shoes led to criminal charges against a southwestern Illinois woman and her dad. Prosecutors charged the 24-year-old woman with criminal property damage, while her 47-year-old dad was accused of aggravated battery.

Madison County Sheriff’s Capt. Brad Wells said the daughter invited three people from a bar to her home early Monday, and an argument erupted over a pair of shoes.

Wells said the father intervened, clubbing one of the guests over the head with a flashlight. Outside, the woman allegedly broke a window on one guest’s vehicle.

The father told The Associated Press that the guests refused his request to leave and that he hit one visitor only after he was punched.