LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Lakeport man has been arrested in connection with an early morning assault that occurred in the city's downtown earlier this month.
Nicholas Edward Kirsch, 28, was arrested on Thursday for battery with serious injury, according to Sgt. Kevin Odom of the Lakeport Police Department.
Kirsch is alleged to have assaulted and injured 28-year-old Niles Eugene Biffle of Nice on Thursday, July 5, Odom said.
Odom said the incident occurred in the 200 block of N. Main Street in Lakeport.
Lakeport Police previously had reported that Biffle was found down on the street in the intersection of N. Main and Second streets with what appeared to be a serious head injury.
After conducting interviews and followup investigation, Lakeport Police detectives identified Kirsch as the suspect in this crime, Odom reported.
Odom said detectives submitted the investigation to the Lake County District Attorney’s Office and an arrest warrant was issued for Kirsch.
At about 9 a.m. Thursday Lakeport Police Department officers went to Kirsch’s residence on Sixth Street in Lakeport. He was taken into custody without incident, Odom said.
Kirsch, a student, was booked into the Lake County Jail, with bail set at $55,000, according to his booking record. He's set to appear in court for arraignment on Tuesday, July 31.
Jail records showed Kirsch remained in custody on Friday.
Biffle had been transported by air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital following the incident.
Odom said Biffle has been released from the hospital and is recovering from his injuries.