On Thursday, February 10th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to a structure fire in the 700 block of East Second Street.No one was injured and everyone including the dog made it out of the home. Galesburg Fire Personnel responded and extinguished the fire that started in a bedroom closet. At that time, 23-year old Kirk Monroe arrived on the scene and began yelling obscenities at two of the children ages 5 and 7. Monroe then kicked the children, struck each child, and grabbed each child by the back of the neck. The children began crying in pain, according to police reports. When officers yelled at Monroe to stop, he began yelling obscenities at police. Monroe was informed he was under arrest and he was detained by police. The three children were released to their grandmother for the night. Monroe was charged with Domestic Battery and Endangering the Life or Health of Child and taken to the Knox County Jail.