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Yarmouth man arrested for alleged assault and battery, has 63 prior charges

YARMOUTH, Mass. — A Yarmouth man with 63 prior charges in Massachusetts was arrested for an alleged assault and battery.

Yarmouth Police responded to a report of a disturbance on Ivanhoe Road, and say they saw an intoxicated man commit assault and battery on another person.

Officers arrested 56-year-old Daniel Whelden after the incident, and held him at the Yarmouth Police Department Headquarters overnight on $500 bail.

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Whelden will be arraigned in Barnstable District Court Thursday morning.