Clayvon Smith punches girlfriend multiples times in face during argument over cell phone

19-year-old Clayvon Smith had a domestic altercation with his girlfriend, Ieyonna Johnson, at her Richland Hill apartment on June 20th. Johnson told responding officers that Smith stays with her occasionally and that today they had argued over a cell phone. Johnson told police that this led to Smith slapping her in the face repeatedly and pushing her around, leaving visible scratches on her neck. Then, when officers spoke with Smith, he said they had a verbal dispute and that nothing physical happened besides them pushing each other. Smith added that he just wanted to get his belongings and leave. Smith was deemed the primary aggressor and was taken into custody for domestic assault.