An Owensboro man has been arrested in connection with a Wednesday assault that sent one man to the hospital with facial injuries and that also involved the discharge of a firearm.
Roger Hill, 18, was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree wanton endangerment and second-degree assault. He is currently lodged at the Daviess County Detention Center.
According to a report, at approximately 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Owensboro Police Department responded to a welfare check in the 500 block of Hathaway Street, where officers located signs of a disturbance.
While officers were on scene at the residence, a victim — D’Andre Mitchell, 24, of Owensboro — arrived at the hospital with non-life threatening facial injuries that were determined to have occurred at the residence. According to OPD, It is believed that during an altercation the victim was struck with a blunt object.
Evidence that a firearm had been discharged was also located, but detectives do not believe anyone was struck and no one else was injured during the incident.
Detectives are continuing to investigate and anyone with additional information can call OPD at 270-687-8888, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 270-687-8484.
