Crowbar Assault

Assaults in the 1st and 3rd degree yesterday were alleged following a Laurens County Sheriff’s Office early morning arrest. 28-year-old Houston Jake Dudley of Gray Court has been charged with 1st Degree Assault and Battery and 3rd Degree Domestic Violence.

He is accused of intentionally committing 1st Degree Assault on a victim by striking him in the rib cage with a crowbar. The warrant alleged minor bodily injury resulted. Mr. Dudley is also accused of a domestic assault on the second victim by dragging her across the living room while she was holding onto a book bag.

Cash or surety bonds set on the two warrants total $15,000. Houston Jake Dudley remained in the Laurens County Detention Center this morning.