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Teens charged with the assault of a Villisca woman

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June 14th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Villisca, Iowa) — The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Sunday of two teenagers on an assault charge. Deputies responded to a report four juveniles assaulted 60-year-old Laura Cade during an incident that escalated from a verbal to a physical altercation. Cade was taken to the hospital for treatment of her injuries.

Authorities said the four juveniles were ‘ding dong ditching’ at houses in town. The Ding dong ditch is a children’s prank that involves ringing someone’s doorbell and running away before they answer.

In the 400 block of South 2nd Avenue, the prank resulting in an altercation with Cade when she confronted the teens. Two of the four juveniles allegedly involved in the incident were cited into Juvenile Court for Assault Causing Bodily Injury.

Their names were not released.