According to a press release from MPD, Mattoon Police arrested David W. Nichols, 59 years of age of Mattoon, for the offense of Battery. The arrest occurred on 05/05/2018 at 11:18am in the 1300 block of Lafayette Ave in Mattoon.
The charge alleges that on 5/5/18, Mr. Nichols pushed and pulled a male subject to the ground while attempting to punch the same male, during a neighborhood dispute. Mr. Nichols was reported as being intoxicated, uncooperative, and belligerent, and was taken to the Coles County Jail.