LIBERTY – Police in the Village of Liberty have arrested a Monticello man on an assault charge for allegedly approaching a village resident and punching the person in the back of the head several times.
The suspect then fled before police arrived after the April 15 incident.
Investigators learned that the assault occurred in front of the Family Dollar store and that the suspect was wearing a green Nike jumpsuit.
Continued investigation led to the identification of the suspect as 26-year-old Taleek Watkins.
On April 21, he was spotted in front of the Knight’s Inn motel on Route 52 in the Village of Liberty and when officers attempted to make contact, he ran into a wooded area. Officers pursued and apprehended him.
Watkins was charged with assault and resisting arrest, both as misdemeanors.
He was arraigned and released on his own recognizance in accordance with state bail reform laws.
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