Lebanon Man Facing Several Charges Following Tuesday Assault

An assault in Lebanon on Tuesday led to an arrest on Criminal Threatening Charges, according to a press release from the Lebanon Police Department.

At approximately 2:40 PM on Tuesday, February 23rd, the Lebanon PD responded to a reported assault. The caller alleged that his son had been assaulted by a man wearing brass knuckles. By the time officers arrived, the suspect had fled the scene.

During their investigation, the suspect returned. When officers attempted to apprehend him, he resisted arrest. At this time he was identified as 63-year-old Randall Bishop of Lebanon. Bishop was charged with Resisting Arrest, Criminal Threatening, and Carrying or Selling Weapons, all of which are classified as Class A Misdemeanors. He will also face the charges of Criminal Threatening with a Deadly Weapon and Felon in Possession of a Dangerous Weapon, both Class B Felonies.

Bishop was held in preventative detention and was arraigned on February 24th in Grafton County Superior Court.