Reno Man Arrested for Belting Son, Bystander
On Monday morning, police arrested Reno resident Shawn Newman for child abuse and battery in Nevada after allegedly belting his son and then a bystander who tried to intervene. Newman had been walking his son to school when the argument started. Once he allegedly struck the bystander, who fought back, neighbors called authorities and managed to separate the two until the Reno police arrived.
According to police, both the son and bystander suffered injuries, though they are minor. Newman was booked in the Washoe County Jail on $4,115.00 bail.
Battery in Nevada without a deadly weapon and with no substantial bodily injury is a misdemeanor, carrying a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail. The judge may impose community service instead.
