Head Assaulted with Bottle, Car Backed into Ravine

The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a Laurens man for an alleged assault on a Clinton man four months earlier. 34-year-old Jason Darrell Byrd of 89 2nd Street, Laurens was charged with Assault and Battery 2nd Degree. A warrant making that charge states that on March 5th, 2017 in Laurens County Mr. Byrd hit the victim in the face with a bottle. He allegedly struck the victim twice, causing a large laceration. The warrant also states that striking the victim with the bottle caused him to back his vehicle into a ravine. Jason Darrell Byrd was being held overnight, pending a bond hearing today. He was also being held for charges from Laurens City Police.