Local man jailed for domestic assault

BENTON - A man suspected in an assault on a family member is in custody.

Kristopher Brooks, 26, of Morley is charged with felony second degree domestic assault.

At approximately 2 p.m. Friday, Scott County Senior Deputy Matt Scroggins responded to Stephenson Street in Morley to a report of a man with a baseball bat chasing several others. When Scroggins arrived on scene he found Brooks with several apparent cuts to his body and a bloody nose, according to a news release from Sheriff Rick Walter. "When asked about details concerning the call, Brooks told the deputy he had no knowledge and was just walking to a friend's residence. Brooks was detained by Deputy Scroggins and placed into his patrol car," Walter reported.

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