According to court records, James C. Isaac faces one count of aggravated assault and battery. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison or up to a year in the county jail or up to a $500 fine.
Sallisaw Police Sgt. Ronnie Davis was called to Sequoyah Memorial Hospital in Sallisaw at 9:30 p.m. Oct. 8 on a report of an assault that happened at about 6:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of West Creek. When Davis arrived, he reportedly spoke to the alleged victim, who told Davis he walked out into the street to speak to a boy, later identified as Isaac, about problems between Isaac and his son.
The alleged victim told Davis that while talking with Isaac he noticed that the boy kept his hands in his pocket and did not take them out. An argument began and when the alleged victim turned to walk away, Isaac struck him in the side of the head. As the alleged victim fell to the ground, Isaac allegedly hit the man repeatedly in the face and upper chest, as well as the back of the head. The doctor who treated the alleged victim said it looked as if the man was hit with a hard object, like a bat or brass knuckles, Davis reported.
