A DeLand man is in custody after his girlfriend was found battered unconscious Friday night.

Christopher Parker, 31, is charged with aggravated battery and violation of probation and is being held in the Volusia County Branch Jail on no bond.

Police responded to the old Dixie Lodge about 8:45 p.m. Friday after Parker called authorities asking for medical assistance for his girlfriend, who is not being identified at this time.

When officers arrived, they found a woman in a room at the former motel suffering from life threatening injuries and unresponsive. She was taken to a nearby hospital and is considered in critical condition.

Witnesses nearby said they heard screaming about 30 minutes prior to Parker calling police. 
 

More charges are pending the investigation and more information will be released as it becomes available.