BOLIVIA, N.C. — A Guilford County man was taken into custody early Monday morning by the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office following an alleged domestic incident.
Tyler Michael Scott, 35, of Greensboro, was arrested at approximately 2:49 a.m. on Monday, August 10, 2026. He was booked into the Brunswick County Detention Center later that morning on a misdemeanor charge of assault on a female (N.C.G.S. § 14-33(b)(2)).
Details surrounding the specific location and circumstances of the incident were not immediately available in public incident logs. In North Carolina, assault on a female is classified as a Class A1 misdemeanor, the highest level of misdemeanor in the state.
Under state law (N.C.G.S. § 15A-534.1), individuals charged with domestic violence offenses or assault on a female must be held without bond for up to 48 hours to allow a judge to set conditions of release and bond terms.
Scott was held overnight at the Brunswick County Detention Center and released on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
All individuals are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Charges and case statuses may change as investigations and court proceedings continue.
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