(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Department reports a Polk County man was arrested last week following an incident in Stuart. Authorities say law enforcement responded at around 9:15-p.m. on Oct. 6th to the area of the 200 block of southwest 6th Street in Stuart, after neighbors reported hearing a woman screaming and glass shattering. When officer Daniel Irving arrived on the scene, he made contact with a man later identified as 35-year-old Casey James Johnston, of Des Moines, outside of the residence, covered in blood, out of breath and sweaty. Johnston explained he was out of breath because he had just gotten into an altercation with his father inside the residence. He said also, he had been trying to get his possessions out of the house and leave, but claimed his father was not allowing his to do so. He admitted to kicking in a glass exterior door and to pushing his father.

Upon further investigation, Johnston’s father confirmed there was a physical altercation. Casey Johnston’s girlfriend told police she had been pushed to the ground while holding their 11-month old baby in her arms.

Casey Johnston was subsequently arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense, and Child Endangerment with Bodily Injury. He was released the following night on a $5,300 cash or surety bond.