'Top Chef' winner arrested, accused of assaulting girlfriend

AUSTIN, Tex. -- (KXAN) -- Austin chef and restaurateur Paul Qui was arrested Saturday morning, accused of assaulting his girlfriend, according to an arrest affidavit.

Police responded to Qui's apartment in East Austin just before 8 a.m. after receiving a call from Qui's friend who said “his friend and his girlfriend were fighting” in the apartment. When officers arrived, they heard screaming and yelling coming from the apartment before the door was opened, continued in the court documents

When Qui, 31, opened the door, officers noted he had “blood all over his face, arms, legs and clothing.” Officers noticed the woman inside the apartment was crying and clutching a small child, according to the affidavit. Officers reported the apartment was in disarray with furniture and glass broken—blood was also found smeared on the walls and the floor of the apartment, according to the affidavit.