Photo credit: Jackson Co Sheriff's Office
(KNZA)--A Powhattan woman is in custody following an alleged assault that occurred late Thursday night in Jackson County.
Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says just after 11:30 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a woman who reported she had been pushed from a moving vehicle on U.S. Highway 75 near 94th Road, close to the Shawnee County line.
Jackson County deputies responded to the area and located the female victim, who appeared to have injuries. According to authorities, the woman told deputies she had been repeatedly punched by another woman before being pushed out of the moving vehicle.
The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office later located the suspect in Shawnee County and turned her over to Jackson County deputies.
The victim was treated at the scene by Jackson County EMS personnel.
The suspect, 28-year-old Netaanese Rayleen Thomas, is currently being held in the Jackson County Jail on a $10,000 bond on a charge of aggravated battery.
