Washington Man Charged After Downtown Incident

December 8, 2025 4:58 am

Washington Police have arrested a city man following a domestic-related incident downtown Sunday evening.  Police say 65 year old William Coles has been charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and prohibited possession of a firearm.  Police say they were called to N. Main Street just after 7:30 p.m. for a report of shots fired and a man experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.  He was taken into custody and transported to the Washington County Jail.  He is to undergo a mental health evaluation.  Police say they shut down the roadway in that area and Washington and Jefferson College issued a shelter-in-place alert for its campus community.