FALLS CITY - William Beddow, 21, of Falls City is charged with assault on Feb. 16.

A Falls City Police Department affidavit says a witness intervened after Beddow choked a  14-year-old girl in retaliation for something she said.

Also in Richardson County court, Michaela Gutierrez Maldonado is charged with possession of THC and possession of a weapon during a drug crime on Feb. 22. An affidavit says Maldonado was stopped on Highway 75 and a machete was found during a search of her SUV.