A 37-year-old North Platte man is facing a felony charge after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend on Thursday morning.

At around 5:00 a.m., North Platte police responded a residence in the 200 block of South Cottonwood after receiving a 911 hang up call.

Upon arrival, officers spoke with Clifford Stokes who alleged that his 36-year-old girlfriend had assaulted him.

Following further investigation, officers determined that, in fact, Stokes had assaulted the female.

According to Officer Rodney Brown, the victim alleged that, following an argument, Stokes had pushed her to the ground, climbed on top of her and put his hands over her mouth to prevent her from screaming to another party in the house to call the police.

Stokes was placed under arrest and jailed on a domestic assault charge.

Due to prior domestic assault convictions, the charge was enhanced to a felony.