By Kalin Krohe, Panhandle Post
On July 9 Chadron Police Officers were called to the intersection of East First Street and Bordeaux Street for a fight between a man and a woman walking on the railroad tracks.
The man and woman were both covered in blood.
The man had wounds to the head including a large gash and bite marks.
The woman had scrapes on her elbows and legs.
"The male and female were interviewed and it was learned that the two of them had been involved in a physical altercation with one another," Chadron Police Chief Richard Hickstein said. "A search of each person was conducted and while searching the female, a small baggie containing a white substance was located. This substance was later field tested and tested positive for cocaine. The Chadron Fire Department was called to the scene and Chadron Rescue Units transported both subjects to the Chadron Community Hospital."
At the Chadron Community Hospital the man and woman received treatment for their wounds.
"The investigation continued and it was divulged that during the physical altercation, a railroad spike was used as a weapon and was likely to have caused some of the injuries to the male," Hickstein said.
Chadron police arrested 29 year-old Samantha Rouillard for Possession of Cocaine (Class IV Felony0 and Second Degree Domestic Assault (Class IIIA Felony).
Rouillard was transported to the Dawes County Jail.
Bond was set at 10% of a $25,000.
The Chadron Police Department was assisted by the Chadron Fire Department and the Crawford Fire Department.