Willits man arrested for alleged assault of his 12 year daughter, $25,000 bail

On 12-12-2015 at approximately 9:30 PM, Deputies from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a reported physical assault of a child by her father at a residence located in the 30400 block of North Highway 101 in Willits, California.

Upon arrival the Deputies contacted Andrew Smith, his girlfriend and the couple’s 12 year-old daughter.

Deputies learned Smith had grabbed the girlfriend by the throat and pushed her onto a couch.  The daughter came to her mother’s aid by striking Smith on the arms and legs with a rod made of very lightweight aluminum.

Smith took the piece of aluminum from the daughter and struck her three times in the legs and once in the chest.  At that point the incident concluded and the daughter called 911 for assistance.

None of the involved persons had any complaint of pain or obvious visible injury associated with the incident.

Smith was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence and corporal abuse of a child.  Smith was booked into the Mendocino County Jail to be held in lieu of $25,000.00 bail.