Man charged with assault of woman at nasty ‘campsite’

A man was arrested Tuesday night after a woman flagged down police to report an assault.

Larry J. Strobel, 24, was charged with assault, littering and criminal nuisance, according to police.

The female victim flagged down police about 9:19 p.m. and told them that Strobel had kicked her in the face at a campsite in a vacant lot, according to a probable cause statement.

The victim had visible redness and swelling to her left eye and was taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.

Strobel, contacted by police at a campsite near the intersection of Edison Road and Wilson Avenue, admitted to a verbal altercation with the victim but denied assaulting or hurting her, police said.

At the site, officers found large amounts of trash, rotting food, human feces and the odor of urine, the probable cause statement said.

The vacant lot was partially cleared of trash by workers on Wednesday morning.

Strobel was charged and booked into Pinal County Jail, where he remained Wednesday morning, according to online jail records.