Plymouth Man Charged in Downtown Assault

A 28-year-old Plymouth man faces a misdemeanor assault charge after an alleged drunken attack on a woman downtown, the Plymouth Observer is reporting.

Joshua Sims, 28, told police he blacked out before being arrested on Penniman Avenue, according to the report. Witnesses told police a man had thrown a woman to the sidewalk after she and a group of friends were taking a photograph in front of shortly before 2 a.m. on Jan. 7, the report said.

The man was subdued by the manager of , where the suspect had reportedly been escorted from shortly before the incident, the report said.

Sims was arraigned in 35th District Court on Jan. 9, the report said.

For more information, see the Observer article.