A 21-year-old man was arrested for aggravated assault, among other charges, Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly pointed a pair of scissors at another man.

A 20-year-old woman said she, the 21-year-old and a 29-year-old man were in a truck in the 3200 block of South Douglas Highway. It wasn't clear from the police press report how the woman and two men knew each other.

The two men began arguing, and the woman called 911. The 21-year-old started hitting her in the face as she was on the phone, and she got out of the truck, said Police Deputy Chief Brent Wasson.


The 21-year-old grabbed a pair of scissors, cut some wiring in the truck then pointed the scissors in a threatening manner at the 29-year-old, Wasson said.

The 21-year-old, Billy McDowell, was arrested and charged with aggrava

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