On Saturday December 19, 2015 at 2:20 p.m., the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an assault that had occurred in the 2800 block of 435th Ave, east of Graettinger. Several individuals were hunting in the area when Donald Joseph McCombs of Graettinger confronted one of the hunters. An argument between the two occurred which led to McCombs assaulting the hunter. No injuries were reported.
McCombs was later processed through the Palo Alto County Jail and released on a citation for Simple Misdemeanor Assault.