Mitchell man arrested for hitting another man with a pickup

A local man was arrested March 3 for allegedly hitting another man with a pickup at a rural residence west of Mitchell.

Max Mohr, 20, of Mitchell, is charged with aggravated assault, a felony with a maximum punishment of 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine.

The charge stems from an incident in which Mohr was attempting to get into his ex-girlfriend’s home, located at 2205 W. Eighth Ave., without permission, court documents say. Mohr allegedly broke the front door’s frame and decorative window in his attempt to enter the residence.

Mohr’s ex-girlfriend called a neighbor for help “because she was frightened by what (Mohr) was going to do,” court documents say. When the neighbor arrived, Mohr got back in his pickup and attempted to leave, but the neighbor blocked the driveway with his own pickup to keep Mohr from leaving.

The neighbor got out of his pickup to speak with Mohr, but Mohr backed his pickup away and then drove forward and pulled around the driver’s side of the neighbor’s pickup, and then struck the neighbor at about 10 to 20 mph, court documents say.

The neighbor was knocked up onto the hood of Mohr’s vehicle, then slid off the driver’s side and onto the ground, court documents say. Mohr allegedly drove away without checking on the neighbor, who suffered injuries to both knees, his right thigh and shoulder.

When Mohr was arrested shortly after, his blood alcohol content was found to be 0.076.

Mohr is also charged with intentional property damage and underage consumption of alcohol, both misdemeanors.

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