Assault Ends In An Arrest

Amarillo Police were called to a home in the 1100 block of Rosemont on an attempted suicide call Thursday morning, while on the way officers were informed that it was actually an assault call. 

Upon arrival Police found a male suspect being held on the ground by another male.

After placing the suspect into custody and putting him in a patrol car, witnesses at the scene told officers the man had chased the victim, a woman, into the street, pointed a gun at her, and then struck her several times with the firearm.

The victim was treated  at the scene for her injuries and

38-year-old Robert Daniel York was arrested on the charge of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and booked into the Potter County Jail.

 This case is being investigated by the Violent Crimes Squad.