The Ozark Police Department worked with the Springfield Police Department to address a domestic assault on W. Petrus Circle in Ozark late Tuesday morning.
According to the Ozark Police Department, a man identified as 23-year-old Stanchez Sampson forced his way into an apartment and held the victim against their will. That victim escaped, called 9-1-1 with Ozark Officers as well as the Springfield Police Department Special Response Team eventually able to and arrest Sampson.
Sampson is awaiting formal charges on several counts and is being held in the Christian County Detention Center with no bond.
(Information from Emilee Kuschel and Tony Nguyen, Ozarks First)