Man charged with aggravated assault after striking victim with a baseball bat multiple times

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At 12:11 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2022, Paris Police responded to the 600 block of Bonham St. in reference to a disturbance. Officers located a 43 year-old-male that was bleeding from his head.

According to Officer Curtis Garrett, “The victim reported that he had been in an altercation with 31-year-old Markeith Dontrele Perkins. The victim reported that he had allowed Perkins to move into his residence the day prior and during this altercation, Perkins had struck the victim several times with a baseball bat.”