Police Make Assault Arrests Across Three States

Authorities in several states reported arrests or charges in separate assault cases. In Smith County, Mississippi, Columbus Taylor was charged with three counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement after allegedly trying to hit deputies with an 18-wheeler and leading them on a pursuit; he is presumed innocent. In Oklahoma, Michael Skelton was accused of assaulting a man with a handgun and damaging the man’s car. In Auburn, Alabama, Sederien Tahlek Carter was arrested on a first-degree assault warrant after a shooting left a man injured; he was later released from the hospital. In Columbia, Missouri, Antory King and Michael Otey were arrested on assault-related suspicion after a shooting at a Walmart injured a man, who was reported stable.