On May 11, at 7:06 p.m., Deputies responded to a private residence in Mechanicsville, for the report of an assault.
It was determined Michael Allan Gatton, 44 of Mechanicsville, had assaulted the female victim by slapping her with an open hand and ripping a cell phone from her.
Gatton was arrested on the scene without further incident, charged with second-degree assault and incarcerated in the Detention Center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.