Information/photo from a provided press release
Chief Michael J. Grover reports the arrest of a Perry resident following a domestic incident on South Main Street in the Village of Perry that occurred in the early hours of May 11, 2025.
It was reported to police that during the early hours of May 11, 2025, Joshua E. Rowland, no age provided, allegedly struck a female victim repeatedly in the head with his fist, leaving the victim bloody and bruised. The victim sought medical attention later that day. At the time the incident was reported, Rowland was unable to be located or reached over the phone.
Around 5:30pm the same day, Police were dispatched back to the address where Rowland had come back to gather his belongings. Police arrived and located Rowland sitting on the front steps to the house waiting for the police.
Rowland was taken into custody and transported to the Perry Police Department where he was processed and charged with Assault 2nd degree, with intent to cause serious physical injury, a class D felony, and Criminal Contempt 1st degree/physical contact, a class E felony, for violating a standing order of protection.
Rowland was arraigned in the Village of Warsaw Court by the Honorable Judge Fusani, where he was remanded to Wyoming County Jail in Warsaw with bail set at $25,000. He is due back in the Village of Perry Court at a later date.