A transient in custody after breaking the nose or cheek of another transient. The fight taking place in a wooded area near Sutton Way in Grass Valley. Grass Valley Police responding to an assault call from a pharmacy on Sutton Way.
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Officers were able to locate the victim a short distance away.
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The officers then conducted an area search and located the suspect, 40 year old Lonnie Smith.
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Apparently the victim was on the ground at one point.
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Lonnie Smith was booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility for Battery and Battery causing serious bodily injury.
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