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Weekend assault cases
Newport and Cocke County authorities investigated several reported assaults over the weekend Cocke County authorities say Joshua Junior Stuart, 31, Scenic View Drive, Cosby, was assaulted Friday however the incident was not reported to Cocke County authorities until Saturday. Stuart went to the sheriff's office to report that he was at his residence when another individual came by to confront him about an electric bill which the victim had paid. Stuart told Deputy Andrew Clark he was awaiting his assailant to re-pay him for the money he had paid on the bill. He says a male argued with him, and so Stuart said he was leaving to call authorities. At that point Stuart says the other male struck him on the jaw twice. On Saturday, Stuart was taken to the Newport Medical Center for an evaluation and he reportedly was told that his jaw was fractured. Michael Ray Baxter, 22, Blade Road, Newport was charged Saturday with assault. Corrections Officer Tyler Chambers said Baxter, an inmate in the Cocke County Jail, assaulted fellow inmate Steven K. Smith in the cell they shared. Sgt. Chambers said Smith was moved to another cell and Baxter is slated for a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday. Christina Renee Ellson, 42, Cedar Glen Way, Bybee, was jailed Saturday evening by Deputy Michael Shelton on an assault charge. The officer responded to Fowlers Grove Road after Sarah Loyd, Phillips Road, Bybee, reported that Ellison reached into her car on Cedar Glen Way, and struck her on the face, saying the passenger in the Loyd auto was not to be there. Officer Shelton was told two small children were in the auto at the time of the assault. Ellison later was was arrested at her home. Thomas Gibson, Clevenger Cut-Off Raod, Newport reported Saturday that he was pushed from a car while traveling at 50 miles per hour. He told Newport Patrolman Adam Lawson that the auto was being driven by Jeremy Roach, 38 at the time of the 5 pm incident on the Cosby Road. Gibson also alleges that Roach took his food stamp card, identification and $10 in cash. At the Newport Medical Center, Gibson was found to have no visible injuries although he complained of chest pain.
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