The Laurens Police Department recently arrested a Laurens man accused of Assault and Battery 3rd Degree. 32-year-old, Marvin Silvester Blanco, of Green Street was arrested for the alleged charge. According the arrest warrant report, on October 22nd, Blanco allegedly struck the victim in the face with a closed fist. The assault was not done in self defense. The incident occurred on Green Street in the city limits of Laurens. Marvin Blanco remain behind bars this morning at the Laurens County Johnson Detention Center.