A fight on Austin Ave attracted Chattooga County officers this past Saturday, July 5th.

Officers arrived on scene around 1:00 pm to find a man that had clearly been through a physical altercation. The man had small marks on his nose, inside his lip, and he mentioned that his glasses had been broken.

The man had seen a neighbor's relative exiting his aunt's house as they were returning. Once inside, they saw that drawers had been opened and looked through, and one of his guns had been stolen. The man confronted the neighbor's relative later. The neighbor's relative swung at the man and missed, but the man proceeded to push the neighbor's relative, resulting in a fistfight.

The neighbor's relative told the man that he would return the gun, and the man said that if he received the gun by 5:00 pm, he would not press charges. 

Minutes after the officers arrived, the neighbor's relative requested emergency medical services. He had bruising and swelling in his right eye, and a torn collar. He was tended to and told that he was fine. He told officers that the man had attacked him and he had only said that he could return the gun to calm the man down.

Both parties were advised to have no further contact.