VIRGINIA—David John Boettcher, 33, of Virginia was charged with second-degree assault and fifth-degree assault Monday for allegedly hitting two men with a baton on Oct. 15, according to the criminal complaint filed in Sixth District Court.
The complaint states Boettcher “beat’’ up one man before proceeding to assault another man, both at a Fifth Street South residence.
The first man “appeared to have blood gushing from the top of his head, while the second man told police he “needed help’’ and “could not see out of his eye.’’ In addition, he said he was hit hard and had dried blood on his lower lip and a red line about three to four inches long on his forehead.
The complaint states one of the men was contacted by text message in the morning “because he had not pulled his weight by bringing in money or keeping the house clean; he went out to the garage and Dave’’ and another man showed up shortly after that. The alleged assaults by Boettcher began a short time later.
Law enforcement spoke to three females on scene, but they only heard screaming and did not see the altercation, according to the complaint.
Boettcher will appear again at 9 a.m. on Oct. 26 for his initial appearance.
Court documents show Boettcher is currently on parole and was convicted of first-degree assault and kidnapping in 2018, domestic assault in 2016, and interrupting, interfering, impeding, or disrupting an emergency call in 2015.