Brian Barrett punches juvenile son multiple times in face because he was “being disrespectful”

On April 15th, 38-year-old Brian Barrett was involved in a domestic incident with his juvenile son at their Seifried Street home. Officers arrived on the scene and spoke with his son. He stated Barrett had struck him in the back, which caused a verbal argument between the two. The argument then turned physical after Barrett threw a beer can at him. The juvenile then stated that Barrett started punching him in the face and backed him into a corner. This led to another physical altercation between the two, where the juvenile punched Barrett in the face. Barrett then got on top of the juvenile, pulled his hair, bit him on his arm, and punched him multiple times. Officers then spoke with a witness, who reported that the verbal disagreement started because Barrett thought his son was “being disrespectful.” She also stated that she did not know who threw the first punch. Officers also spoke with Barrett, who stated that he and his son went outside to walk the dog, and he was punched multiple times. Barrett stated he did not remember anything besides being punched numerous times. Officers deemed Barrett to be the primary aggressor, and he was taken into custody for domestic assault. Barrett also had a similar domestic assault incident in December 2023.

Dustin Earls inappropriately grabs first responder after being found lying in alleyway

31-year-old Dustin Earls inappropriately grabbed Logan Steinbarge, a first responder, in the early hours of March 16th. Steinbarge alerted the authorities, and advised them that she was dispatched to the women’s mission due to a man lying on the ground in the alleyway. Then, Steinbarge stated that they loaded the man, identified as Dustin Earls, in the back of the ambulance once they located him. Earls was uncooperative, refusing to give first responders any of his information. After this, Earls grabbed the inside of Steinbarge’s thigh, which EMS personnel confronted him about. Earls then became irate and began attempting to punch them. Earls admitted to first responders that he had been drinking and showed signs of impairment. Earls was deemed unable to care for himself and then was taken into custody for assaulting a first responder and public intoxication.