A Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department K9 unit was used to track a man who allegedly committed an act of serious assault in Elliott, Wednesday night. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department says Deputies responded to an incident of serious assault in the 200 block of 2nd Street in Elliott, at around 11:30-p.m.  Upon their arrival, Deputies determined 23-year old Kyle Andrew Nicholson, of Surprise, AZ., assaulted a person several times in the head, causing severe lacerations above the person’s eye and head. Nicholson is also alleged to have stolen the victim’s cell phone during the assault.

The K9 tracked Nicholson to the area of 4th and Linden Streets, in Elliott. He was taken into custody without injury and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where he was charged with Serious Assault and Theft in the 5th Degree. His cash bond was set at $1,000.