James R. Risley, 43, was charged Wednesday with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to court records.
At about 12:15 p.m. on April 9 a Sequoyah County Sheriff's deputy was called a Vian High School about a domestic dispute that had allegedly occurred at a student's home over the weekend. The student notified the school health aide about some injuries she had from the weekend.
The victim told the deputy that she was putting clothes in the dryer at her home when Risley came in the room and started hitting her and banging her head on the washer. He then allegedly bit her on her right hand, and began hitting her again, she told the deputy. He stopped the assault before the girl's mother returned. The deputy noted in his report that he noticed that the girl's left ear was bruised that her right hand was swollen. Risley was later arrested.
