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A 59-year-old Summerville man was arrested last Saturday after he was accused of striking a woman at his Sixth Avenue residence.  Summerville Police say that Freddie Lee Newton III allegedly struck the victim on the chin.  When police arrived on the scene, they say that Newton was “being uncooperative and a nuisance” and was heavily intoxicated.  Newton was arrested and taken to the Chattooga County Jail on charges of disorderly conduct.