Police in Red Oak report the arrest early this (Sunday) morning of a Red Oak man on an assault charge. 47-year old Raymond Lee Briggs was taken into custody at around 12:30-a.m. in the 1600 block of east Summit Street, and charged with Simple Assault. His bond was set at $300.

Saturday night, 32-year old Ronald Glenn Ballinger the 3rd, of Glenwood, was taken into custody in Red Oak, on a charge of Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree. He was arrested at around 9:20-p.m. in the 700 block of east Maple Street. Bond was set at $2,000.

And 35-year old Joseph Earl Smith, of rural Red Oak, was arrested Saturday afternoon on a charge of Driving While Barred, an aggravated misdemeanor. A Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputy saw Smith traveling south on Highway 71 just after 3-p.m., and knew the man was prohibited from driving. Smith was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $2,000 bond.