Bond modification has been denied for a Rolla man who is charged with first-degree assault

Bond modification has been denied for a Rolla man who is charged with first-degree assault that led to another man being airlifted last Saturday to a Springfield hospital with serious injuries. 23-year-old Richard Fitsimmons was arrested by Rolla Police and taken to the Phelps County Jail in Rolla and is being held without bond.
Police say Fitsimmons told them that he and his girlfriend’s ex-husband had agreed to the fight, which took place in the Kroger area of Rolla. A video shot by the girlfriend allegedly showed that Fitsimmons punched the other man in the head several times. When the victim fell to the ground, Fitsimmons got on top of the other man and kept punching him.