On Oct. 6, Deputy H. Allen responded to a residence on Forrest Landing Road in Hollywood, for a report of a domestic assault. 

Investigation revealed Robert Ellsworth Watson, III, 35 of Hollywood, was involved in a verbal dispute with the victim, which escalated into a physical assault when Watson punched the victim in the face and cut the victim the arm with a knife. 

Watson was not at the residence when the deputy’s arrived but was located a short time later and arrested. 

Watson was charged with first and second-degree assault.