On October 31, 2011 at approximately 3:00 a.m. deputies responded to a residence on Our Drive Wayย  in Leonardtown, Maryland for a report of an assault.ย ย Investigation revealed Gokhan Donald Ilhan Oztas,ย 27 of no fixed address was engaged in a verbal dispute with the victim which escalated into a physicalย assault when Oztas punched the victim numerous times in the face and head. ย A third party attempted to stop Oztas from assaulting the individual. ย Oztas struck that victim in the face splitting her lip. ย Oztas fled the residence prior to the arrival of deputies but was located a short time later, arrested and charged with two counts of second degree assault.