Officials are asking for the public’s assistance in searching for a southwestern Virginia man, who is accused of attacking a woman and child.

 

Norton Police were called to a home Friday morning, just before 4:30 AM, over reports of domestic assault.

 

After interviewing several witnesses, police believe 40-year-old Sean Daniel Roberts seriously injured a woman and a child by means of a weapon. Felony warrants have now been obtained for Roberts.

 

He is described as standing 6-feet-tall, weighing around 150 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes.

 

Anyone with any information is asked to call Norton Police at (276) 679-1212.

 

Officials with the Virginia State Police and U.S. Marshals Service are assisting in this investigation.