Man jailed after alleged baseball bat attack

A man was arrested for an assault with a baseball bat after his alleged victim near Oran, Missouri, tied him up until police arrived.

Thomas Rust Brown, 31, of Bell City, Missouri, is charged with first-degree assault and two felony counts of armed criminal action, all felonies.

At 11:55 a.m. Thursday, Scott County sheriff's deputy Danny Finley and senior deputy Matthew Scroggins went to a home on County Highway 250 near Oran, Sheriff Rick Walter said.

When they arrived, the deputies found Brown lying on the garage floor, bound at the wrists and ankles with commercial zip ties.

Also at the home were a woman and another man. The woman told the deputies there had been an argument during which Brown had struck her with a baseball bat. According to the report, her right ankle was red and swollen.

The man said he pushed Brown out of the house and tied him up after the suspect hit the woman with the bat.

On Friday, Brown was released with a court appearance set for 9 a.m. Wednesday.