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May 3, 2002 
 
Man Charged in Early Morning Assault
 
A 30-year-old Morganton man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury after an early morning fight with another man.

Officers responded to 2284 Hidden Pines Drive at 3:45 this morning for a reported disturbance at the home of Bruce Allen Clark. Arrested was Michael Dean Causby (right), of 2981 Clark Loop, Morganton. Causby is accused of striking Clark in the head with an undisclosed item from the home.  
 
Clark reportedly refused medical treatment, according to a detective, although his injuries were described as serious. The detective did not state a motive for the assault.
 
Causby was placed in the Burke Catawba District Confinement Facility under a $25,000 secured bond and will have a first court appearance on May 6th. 
 
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