March 19, 2024

Police blotter

Newton Police Department

Nicole J. Dekoning, 35, of Newton, was charged with domestic assault — injury or mental illness at 4:07 p.m. after police were called to the 700 block of East 11th Street South for two people fighting outside. The male victim said he went to the house to pay child support when a verbal argument broke out and then turned into a physical altercation. The victim alleged Dekoning picked up a bat and hit him in the head and arm. The victim also said he had a bump on the right side of his forehead and elbow. Dekoning was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.