The Cullman Police Department announced the arrests of three men for the Rock the South assault during a press conference on Wednesday.
Chief of Police of Cullman, Alabama, David Nassetta, stated that William Joseph Vinson Jr., 20, Chance Marcus Alan Starling, 20, and Zachary Scott Taylor, 21, were accused with second-degree assault.
Saturday, while attending the Rock the South music festival with his girlfriend, the victim, 18-year-old Reid Watts, was assaulted by multiple individuals.
According to ABC 33/40, Nassetta stated that social media helped to the identification of the suspects.
Tuesday, arrest warrants were issued for the males, who were then apprehended in Madison and Limestone counties.
According to Nassetta, the men were all released on bond as of Wednesday morning.
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