Downtown assault weapon: guitar

Police took a man into custody after he allegedly hit another man in the head with a guitar during a fight downtown Tuesday night (Sept. 25).

According to a Chico Police Department news release, 911 dispatchers received “numerous calls” reporting the fight between two men near West Third and Main streets. Officers found the victim, a 32-year-old with head injuries.

Shortly thereafter, police arrested Jamie Harper, 29, for assault with a deadly weapon and transported him to Butte County Jail. The victim was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries.

The police investigation determined that an argument escalated after the unidentified victim reportedly swung a plastic milk crate at Harper, who retrieved the guitar from his belongings and allegedly struck the other man several times in the head.