NEWPORT — Chief Travis Bingham reports that the Newport Police Department arrested and charged a man with using a tire wrench to assault another man during an altercation late Friday night.
DYLAN DEWING, AGE 31, OF ORLEANS, was arrested and charged with:
- Aggravated Assault With a Deadly Weapon
- Violations of Conditions of Release
- Grossly Negligent Operation
On Friday, May 27, at approximately 9 p.m., Newport Police responded to a report of a fight in the area of Prospect Street and Clermont Terrace, while EMS staged nearby because the fight was reportedly ongoing.
Sgt. Charles Moulton arrived on scene and located an individual later identified as DEWING attempting to leave the area in a white Nissan Sentra, and nearly striking a 23-year-old man who jumped out of the way to avoid the vehicle driven by DEWING.
Sgt. Moulton activated his cruiser’s lights and siren and detained DEWING, while other officers began to treat the 23-year-old, who was suffering from head and facial injuries. Officers requested EMS come to the scene, and they later transported the 23-year-old to the North Country Emergency Room.
Through an on-scene investigation, officers determined that DEWING used a metal tire wrench to repeatedly strike the 23-year-old in the head during an altercation. An investigation determined that DEWING and the 23-year-old are known to each other.
DEWING has an unrelated pending criminal case alleging Attempted Murder and Aggravated Domestic Assault, and was subject to conditions of release requiring him to not drink alcohol, not possess any dangerous weapons, and to remain under a 24 hour curfew with only verifiable exceptions.
DEWING is being held without bail at the Northern State Correctional Facility pending arraignment on Tuesday.
These are allegations. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.
