A Milford man was arrested recently after police say he assaulted a person with a no-contact order against him.

Delaware State Police responded at about 10 a.m. Wednesday to Beebe Medical Center after learning a victim had been assaulted. There, an elderly male told troopers he had been attacked by 29-year-old Tyler C. Melvin the night before, according to a DSP news release.

The victim told police that Melvin came to his home on Sussex Pines Road in Georgetown, resulting in an argument.

Melvin refused to leave even though the victim said he had a no-contact order against him. The victim said Melvin struck him several times in his face and choked him, the release states.

Melvin then threatened the victim and took his cellphone before police responded. Police determined that Melvin tried to prevent the victim from dialing 911.

The victim was transported to the hospital the next morning, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Police later arrested Melvin, who was found inside the victim's home. Melvin was charged with second-degree assault, strangulation, stalking, terroristic threatening, second-degree unlawful imprisonment, malicious interference in emergency communications and breach of release.

Melvin was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on a $37,000 cash-only bond.

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