Local doctor arrested

A local physician was arrested this week, according to an incident report from the Southern Pines Police Department.

Daniel Williams, 43, was booked at the Moore County Detention Center in the early morning hours of Wednesday and charged with discharge of firearm in city limits, resisting a public officer and assault on a government official. The government official was a Southern Pines Police Officer.

The incident occurred at his home in Southern Pines Tuesday evening at 11:00 p.m.

Williams is identified as a physician at Pinehurst Surgical Clinic, according to the Moore County Detention Center Booking Report.

The suspect was placed under a $25,000 bond, has an October 14 court date, and is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.