Police Division

January 13th Press Release

On 1/11/2020 at 3:15 a.m., Norfolk Police were called to a residence in the 1400 block of S. 3rd Street for a disturbance. When officers arrived, they could hear yelling coming from inside the residence. Officers were able to make contact with an adult male and female. The female told officers that the male, who was identified as Dustin W. Peterson, 38, of Norfolk, had been drinking alcohol and that an argument began. It escalated to Peterson pushing the female victim several times, once almost knocking over a child’s swing with an infant in it. He also smashed her cell phone. Peterson was also interviewed about the incident. At the conclusion of the investigation, Peterson was arrested for 3rd degree domestic assault and Child abuse/neglect. He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.