A minor child sustained mild injuries after reportedly being beaten and the child's mother was also injured Tuesday night.

Roanoke Rapids Police Chief Chuck Hasty said the matter occurred at Quail Court where officers responded to a 911 call with a person screaming in the background.

Officer Mark Oakley located the victim outside the residence and learned that Lawrence Clinton Johnson III, 20, had allegedly assaulted the child.

Hasty declined comment on how the child was reportedly assaulted, other than saying the child was beaten. He declined to give a specific age of the child but did confirm the youngster was under the age of 12 and not an infant or toddler.

The child's mother was assaulted when Johnson allegedly swung a knife.

Johnson was not at the residence upon Oakley's initial arrival.

EMS was called to treat the victims, who were transported for treatment.

When Oakley went back to the residence to retrieve items for the victim, Johnson was located.

Johnson was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with a minor present; assault on a child; injury to real property and injury to personal property.

The matter was related to a domestic dispute and Johnson was jailed without the opportunity for bond. He has a March 20 court date.

Officer Adam Salmon assisted in the investigation.