Crime & Safety

Police: Man Assaulted With Baseball Bat

The following information comes from the Prince William County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned it does not indicate a conviction.

A 51-year-old man was allegedly assaulted by a known acquaintance armed with a baseball bat on Wednesday.

Prince William County police reports said the victim reported to police that he and another man were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated in the 13800 block of Foulger Square. 

"During the encounter, the accused allegedly struck the victim several times with a baseball bat," said police public information officer Jonathan Perok. "Following the assault the accused fled the area and the victim contacted police."

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The victim was flown to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police arrested the suspect, James Anthony Clarke, of no fixed address, without incident. 

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