Melbourne Police Identify Victim of Aggravated Battery

By Space Coast Daily // November 3, 2014

Jonathan Touchton of rockledge in hospital

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UPDATE: Nov. 3, 2014 – 3:45 p.m.

The Melbourne Police Department has identified Jonathan Touchton, 36, as the victim involved in the altercation near Debauchery, a Downtown Melbourne bar, located at 807 East New Haven Avenue.

Anyone with information about Siems is asked to call the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office West Precinct General Crimes Unit at 321-617-7306 or CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477). All calls to CRIMELINE are confidential. — Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Melbourne Police Detective Robert Walters at 321-608-6464 or CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous and can be eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000 in this case.

According to police, witnesses said Touchton, a resident of Rockledge, was knocked to the ground during the incident and consequently struck the back of his head on the concrete surface. The resulting injury caused him to lose consciousness.

Touchton was transported to the local trauma center where he remains in critical, but stable condition.

Melbourne Police Investigators are actively interviewing witnesses and encourage anyone who may have seen the incident to contact them.

Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Melbourne Police Detective Robert Walters at 321-608-6464 or CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous and can be eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000 in this case.

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ORIGINAL POST: Nov. 2, 2014 – 5 a.m.

Melbourne Police Seek Aggravated Battery Suspect

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – An incident early Sunday morning at about 2 a.m. in the downtown area of Melbourne resulted in a man being struck in the 800 block of East New Haven, according to the Melbourne Police Department. (Map above)

As a result of the blow, the victim fell to the ground and suffered a serious head injury.

The Melbourne Police Department is currently investigating this incident, and the victim’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and further investigation.