OXFORD — The Oxford Eagle reports a Brookhaven man was arrested and charged for a sexual assault in Oxford.

On Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, the Oxford Police Department responded to the emergency department at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford for a reported sexual assault that had already occurred.

After investigation, a warrant was issued on Nov. 7 and Braxton Lane Allen, 21, of Brookhaven was arrested for sexual battery.

Allen was taken before a municipal court judge and given a bond of $50,000. OPD thanked the Ole Miss Police Department for its assistance in this case.