Crime & Safety
Police: Arlington Man Hit Nephew in Head with Baseball Bat
Spokesman not sure what two were arguing over.
A 53-year-old Arlington man is accused of hitting his nephew in the head with a baseball bat after an argument this week, according to information police released Wednesday.
The two were arguing shortly after 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 3500 block of South 16th Street. Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck did not know what the argument was about.
A neighbor called police. The uncle remained on the scene and surrendered to officers peacefully, Sternbeck said.
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Michael Knight, 53, of Arlington, was arrested and charged with unlawful wounding. He was held without bond.
The nephew, a young adult, suffered a large cut on his head and was taken to Fairfax Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Sternbeck said.
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