Crime & Public Safety
Davenport man accused of striking another with wooden board, hospitalized victim
Davenport police say a local man is charged after an assault that left another man with multiple fractures and a large forehead hematoma. Authorities allege the suspect struck the victim repeatedly with a wooden board, and the injured man was taken to a hospital after losing feeling in his left arm.
According to court documents, officers responded to a report of an assault in the West 7th Street. Police allege the defendant hit the victim multiple times, causing a fracture to the left forearm, a fracture to the left scapula and a large hematoma to the forehead; the victim reportedly experienced loss of sensation in the left arm and required medical care.
Investigators also allege they found a glass pipe with burnt residue in the suspect’s pants pocket; testing reportedly was positive for cocaine. The defendant is identified in court records by name and faces several charges listed by Davenport police, including willful injury causing serious injury and assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, as well as drug-paraphernalia and a simple-misdemeanor count.
Court documents state the defendant is being held in the Scott County Jail without bond and has an arraignment date scheduled in mid-October. Charges and the facts above are drawn from the police report and court filings; allegations are attributed to the investigating agency and have not been adjudicated in court as presented here.
All individuals accused of a crime are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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All individuals mentioned in criminal allegations are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.