Man’s alleged assault sends his cousin to the hospital with fractured bones and severe bruising

On August 3, 2019, at approximately 4:54 PM, Officer Cady Byrnes was dispatched to St. John’s Hospital on E. Bryan for a report of a subject who was assaulted by his cousin. Upon her arrival, Byrnes met the victim, who was being treated for injuries.

The victim stated he was at his residence at E. Hobson where he got into a verbal altercation with his cousin, 40-year-old Brandon Sloan, further referred to as the defendant, around 2:00 pm on August 3, 2019. The victim stated the argument stopped and the defendant walked away. The arrest affidavit did not detail what the argument was about.