Man arrested after allegedly strangling girl and breaking her nose in Sanford

A Sanford man is accused of punching a juvenile girl in the face, breaking her nose, and strangling her during an argument over a cellphone, according to Sanford police.Travell Levince Coppedge was arrested Saturday, Oct. 17, on charges of aggravated child abuse, domestic battery by strangulation and aggravated battery causing bodily harm.Officers responded to a home on West 16th Street around 6:45 p.m. Friday after receiving a report of a battery involving a juvenile. They found the girl with a broken nose, facial bruising and active bleeding, according to an arrest report.The girl told police the argument began in the living room. When she held her cellphone away from Coppedge, he punched her in the face, eye and nose with a closed fist, the report states.Police said Coppedge then grabbed her neck with both hands and strangled her, leaving her unable to breathe for about 45 seconds. He took the phone and left in a black Nissan, according to the report.A domestic violence screening in