Pontiac man facing criminal charges in New York for allegedly attacking woman, assaulting police

Pontiac man facing criminal charges in New York for allegedly attacking woman, assaulting police

A Pontiac man is facing criminal charges in New York for an alleged assault of a woman and police officers called to the scene. According to the Nassau County Police Department, James D. Nelson, 59, hit the woman, also 59, multiple times in the face and head with a closed fist and damaged her television during the Oct. 19 altercation. The incident started out as an argument and escalated, police said, at a home in Elmont, New York — a community …