Blotter: Spencer man charged with assaulting ex-wife’s new husband

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Salisbury Police charged a Spencer man with felony assault after he was accused of hitting his ex-wife’s husband over the head with a beer mug.

David Todd Lomax, 43, of the 1000 block of Fourth Street, is charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. He was issued a $500 secured bond and has since been released from the Rowan County jail.

The incident occurred Monday just before 2 a.m. at Nashville Nights, a police report said.

Police were called to the emergency department at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center to investigate an assault. The victim, Bryon Robinson, 44, said he was assaulted by his wife’s ex-husband while at the bar.

Robinson said Lomax walked by him and mumbled something under his breath. Robinson asked him what he said, according to the report.

He told police Lomax walked briskly up to him and struck him with the beer mug. The injuries Robinson had required 20 stitches and will possibly require surgery, said Police Capt. Shelia Lingle.

Lingle said Robinson had three broken bones.

In other Salisbury Police reports:

• A man reported on Friday a building was broken into in the 100 block of South Avalon Drive.

• Police responded on Friday to the 500 block of Lincolnton Road regarding an assault.

• A woman reported on Friday she was the victim of fraud by false pretense in the 100 block of South Main Street.

• A man reported on Friday a larceny occurred from his building in the 1600 block of Brenner Avenue.

• Flora Steel reported on Friday a vandalism occurred sometime between Dec. 7 and Friday in the 900 Rowan Avenue.

• A man reported on Friday a burglary occurred on Shives Street.

• A woman reported on Saturday someone took items from her vehicle in the 1300 block of Camp Road.

• A woman reported on Saturday she was the victim of a physical assault in the 500 block of Union Heights Boulevard.

• A woman reported on Saturday she was the victim of vehicle theft in the 200 block of North Ellis Street.

• A man reported on Saturday he was the victim of vandalism in the 500 block of South Main Street.

• A man reported on Saturday he was the victim of a larceny in the 2200 block of Woodleaf Road.

• A woman reported on Saturday she was the victim of a physical assault n the 300 block of Old Concord Road.

• Police responded on Saturday to an attempted burglary in the 300 block of West D Avenue.

• A woman reported on Saturday she was the victim of a simple assault in the 600 block of Pinewood Avenue.

• Police responded on Saturday to a marijuana possession incident in the 600 block of Faith Road and Union Heights Boulevard.

• A man reported on Saturday someone attempted to break into his property in the 1400 block of Steven Drive.

• Police responded on Sunday to a burglary in the 200 block Chesapeake Drive.

• A man reported on Sunday he was the victim of a robbery in the 2400 block of Statesville Boulevard.

• Salisbury Womans Club reported on Sunday someone broke into their property in the 1200 block of Old West Innes Street.

• A woman reported on Sunday she was the victim of an assault in the 400 block of Heilig Avenue.

• A man reported on Sunday someone assaulted him in the 600 block of Mocksville Avenue.

• Mark Odell Ferguson, 50, was charged on Sunday with misdemeanor assault on a female in the 100 block of North Long and East Innes streets.

• Michael Lorenzo Green, 59, was charged on Sunday with misdemeanor assault on a female in the 600 block of Mocksville Avenue.

• Tevin Jawan Rankin, 18, was charged on Sunday with misdemeanor assault on a female by male over 18, while at the Rowan County Magistrate’s Office.

In Sheriff’s Office reports:

• A man reported on Thursday someone broke into his vehicle at U.S. 601 at the Davie County line.

• A man reported on Thursday he was the victim of a larceny in the 1300 block of Hounds Acre Farm Road, Cleveland.

• A man reported on Thursday someone broke into his property in the 700 block of Brown Acres Road.

• A woman reported on Thursday someone took a dirt bike in the 100 block of Rothrock Road, Rockwell.

• Michael Lynn Shores, 47, was charged on Thursday with misdemeanor obtaining advances under promise to work/pay in the 400 B Leazer Road.

• Joshua Mark Carter, 24, was charged on Thursday with felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a controlled substance schedule II in the 100 block of Briarwood Lake Drive.

• Trevor Ray Doby, 21, was charged on Thursday with misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor while at the Rowan County Magistrate’s Office.

• Brian Keith Safrit, 19, was charged on Thursday with misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor while at the Rowan County Magistrate’s Office.

• Corey James McVay, 23, was charged on Thursday with felony possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, deliver a controlled substance schedule IV while at the Rowan County Detention Center.

• Timothy Joe Grubb, 33, was charged on Thursday with misdemeanor larceny in the 300 block of Henderson Drive, Rockwell.

Contact reporter Shavonne Walker at 704-797-4253.