East Prairie man wanted for assault

Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department is looking for a 36-year-old East Prairie, Mo., man in connection with a reported assault and robbery Wednesday night.

Terry L. Dean is charged with assaulting and robbing a man in his Pocahontas residence, said Lt. David James.

James said the man was transported to Saint Francis Medical Center and was listed in serious condition Thursday with a skull fracture and other injuries.

James said Dean was reportedly an acquaintance of the victim and allegedly beat him with an object during a dispute between the two men.

The victim said money was stolen at the time of the assault, James said.

A warrant has been issued for Dean with a cash bond of $500,000. He is charged with felony first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.