Daingerfield man arrested for injury to elderly or disabled

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A Daingerfield man was arrested after an assault was reported to the Morris County Sheriff’s office on April 28, according to Sheriff Jack Martin.
 
“Deputy Will Henderson, Deputy Hershel Stroman and Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Raymond Haley responded to the emergency call,” Sheriff Martin said. “Deputy Henderson identified the suspect as John Eric Hammershick, 27, of Daingerfield, and observed cuts and abrasions on his hands.
 
“Interviews were conducted with the victim and a witness, and Mr. Hammershick was placed under arrest for injury to an elderly or disabled person, which is a State Jail Felony, punishable by a term of up to two years in a Texas State Jail Facility and a fine of up to $10,000.
 
“He was also charged with criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor, which is punishable by confinement in county jail for a term of up to one year and a fine not to exceed $4,000.”
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