Assault outside Big Lots

After filming a man she says was acting erratically in the parking lot of Big Lots on Monday (July 2), a woman was allegedly assaulted with a heavy bike lock chain.

Kyle Reeder (pictured) allegedly biked past the victim and started directing obscenities at her, according to a Chico Police Department press release. Reeder, 32, seemed to get more upset, she told police, and she began to film him because she was afraid he was going to commit a crime.

After noticing he was being filmed, Reeder allegedly ran toward her swinging the bike lock chain, hitting the victim’s stomach and back of her head. He ran away when witnesses approached.

Police arrested Reeder for assault with a deadly weapon less than 15 minutes later at Costco, where there were reports of a person causing a disturbance.