Complex sentence: Scott's police record listed ten arrests: for contempt of court regarding failure to pay child support or to appear for court hearings; he was arrested in 1987 on an assault and battery charge and convicted in 1991 for possession of a bludgeon.
Split into simpler sentences: Scott's police record indicated ten arrests, mostly for contempt of court regarding failure to pay child support or to appear for court hearings. He was arrested in 1987 on an assault and battery charge and convicted in 1991 for possession of a bludgeon.