SNEADS, Fla. (WDNews) – A Marianna man has been arrested following an alleged assault on a juvenile at a Sneads football field.
According to the Sneads Police Department, officers responded to a disturbance on August 23 involving an adult male and a juvenile male, both of whom suffered minor injuries. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Adam Brewton, fled the scene before officers arrived.
Witnesses told police that Brewton had been driving a golf cart recklessly and appeared intoxicated. When a juvenile asked him to slow down, Brewton allegedly became irate and attacked the boy, knocking him into a chain-link fence. The child sustained cuts to the head, hand, and abrasions to the neck and chin.
Police say an adult vendor at the event saw the attack and confronted Brewton. The man was also assaulted, receiving abrasions to his neck and forearm. He later declined to press charges.
A criminal complaint for child abuse was filed, and a judge issued a warrant. On September 16, Jackson County deputies arrested Brewton and booked him into the Jackson County Correctional Facility. He is charged with child abuse.
Chief Brett N. Preston thanked the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office for its assistance in the case.
