Harrisburg woman arrested after striking veterinarian

From the Southern Illinoisan —

A Harrisburg woman was arrested Thursday after a disturbance at the St. Francis CARE animal shelter in Murphysboro following a dispute in which “several” shelter employees were struck by the woman and two were injured.

According to a news release from Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Sade Dajon Brown, 24, was arrested on an aggravated battery charge.

The sheriff’s office responded to the shelter on Country Club Road just before 1 p.m. Thursday after a report of a disturbance. The sheriff’s office said it was reported that a woman had struck a veterinarian in the head and battered at least two other employees; the woman then left the shelter and walked north.

Deputies located Brown and arrested her a short distance away from the shelter. The sheriff’s office said Brown allegedly “struck several employees of the facility with little to no warning” after a dispute at the shelter. Two victims were treated at a hospital for minor injuries.

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