1 hurt, 1 arrested at fight at Lakeview Commons

An altercation at Lakeview Commons late Sunday afternoon sent one person to jail and another to the hospital.

Zachariah Libby of South Lake Tahoe was arrested July 21 on assault with a deadly weapon charges and child endangerment.

Police told Lake Tahoe News the initial investigation shows that Libby punched another man for “entirely unprovoked reasons.”

The victim was holding a 4-year-old child when he was hit. The child was not injured. The adult, whose name has not been released, was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital. The extent of his injuries is not known.

The deadly weapon charge is for Libby’s fist, “which has caused some potential for inflicting great bodily injury,” police said.

The investigation is ongoing.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report