On 5/1/2018 at 0247 hrs, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office was called to a domestic disturbance at 309 S. 6th Street in Mallard, IA. After an investigation at the scene, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested Matthew Ronald McGrauth, age 21 of Mallard, on the charges of Domestic Abuse Assault causing bodily injury-1st Offense (a serious misdemeanor). McGrauth was transported to the Palo Alto County Jail.
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