Jonesboro Man Faces Felony Charges After Alleged Assault with Baseball Bat

JONESBORO, Ark. – A Jonesboro man faces felony charges after being arrested by the Craighead County Sheriff’s Department over the weekend for allegedly assaulting a man with a baseball bat.

The call came in to dispatch at about 3:42 PM on Dec. 9 on County Road 467, the incident report detailed. Deputies responded and detained Donny Allen Tilton, 47, who had blood on his shirt and pants. Witnesses identified him as the aggressor. According to the alleged victim, Tilton pulled into the driveway and exited his vehicle holding a baseball bat. He began yelling and cursing about the alleged victim stealing from him before striking the victim’s vehicle.

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After hitting the vehicle, Tilton was accused of advancing on the person next, hitting him with the baseball bat twice in the back and once in the face. The alleged victim then retreated, Tilton continued the attack with his fists, according to witnesses. While speaking to deputies, Tilton stated that he retrieved the bat from the truck but claimed to have only struck the victim once in the leg with it, mentioning that the “rest of it” was with his fists.

Tilton was accompanied by his wife, as stated in the incident report. Gina Deuter also exited the vehicle and, according to a witness statement, began yelling and cursing. When a deputy asked her about the incident, she reportedly said, “he beat the [expletive] out of him,” before stating that the two men involved in the altercation had both been in a physical confrontation.

During an interview with investigators, Tilton said he and his wife had gone to the victim’s residence over a conflict concerning a credit card.

The report states the victim suffered a severe laceration injury. The probable cause affidavit notes numerous injuries to the victim.

Tilton is charged with felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor criminal mischief.

His bond was set at $15,000 cash/surety bond and he is presently out of jail awaiting arraignment in circuit court on Jan. 24. A no contact order was also issued.