Thirty-nine-year-old James William Whetstone was released on a $3,000 unsecured bond, after being charged with first and second-degree assault. Police responded to a residence in the 300-block of Arch Street on Wednesday; the victim told police there was an argument with another person in the home, and that turned physical. Whetstone is accused of grabbing that person by the throat, choking them and causing them to be unable to breathe. He was taken into custody and received a hearing before a District Court Commissioner.