MANCHESTER, IOWA – An Iowa man was taken to jail this weekend for punishing his stepfather with a broom handle.
On November 15, 2017 the Manchester, Iowa Police Department received a 911 call from 104 West Fayette Street. When police arrived on the scene, they observed a male subject getting into a car. An officer spoke with the male subject. He stated there was an altercation between himself and his stepfather. Further investigation uncovered the subject had pushed his stepfather and struck him with a broom handle. The complainant had sustained physical injury from the assault.
As a result, 20-year-old Zachary Dean Wefel of Manchester, Iowa was charged with
Domestic Assault/Use of a Dangerous Weapon an Aggravated Misdemeanor and taken to jail.