Tag: Assaults on Officers: Page 7

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PA Man Pleads Guilty to Attacking Officer with Explosive During 2020 Riot

He faces a sentence of two years in prison as agreed-upon by both parties to be served at the same time as a state sentence for related conduct that has yet to be imposed.

December 21, 2021

Patrol

FL Man Gets 5 Years for Assaulting Officers During Capitol Riot

A few minutes later, prosecutors said, he picked up the fire extinguisher and threw it at them a second time and assaulted another group of officers with a metal pole, throwing it like a spear.

December 17, 2021

Patrol

TX Sheriff's Sergeant Beaten and Sexually Assaulted in Jail

A female sergeant was attacked and sexually assaulted by an inmate at the Harris County (TX) Jail Monday.

December 7, 2021

Patrol

NYPD Officer Stabbed in 2008 Outraged Same Man Released Without Bail After Alleged Attack on Fellow Cop

“The vest took a lot of it, the shirt and the vest,” he said of his protective police gear amid the brutal assault. “[The knife] hit my skin, too. If the vest didn’t take the impact of [the attack], it could have killed me, Officer Demitrios Raptis said.

November 17, 2021

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Man Convicted of Stabbing Cop in 2008 Arrested in Assault on NYPD Officer, Freed Without Bail

On Sunday, the man reportedly struck Officer Kyo Sun Lee, 30, in the head with a black backpack holding a DVD player, adult videos and a small metal safe, according to a criminal complaint and police sources.

November 16, 2021

Patrol

Much of Louisiana Officer's Ear Bitten Off Breaking Up Fight Between Women

The incident happened after Houma Police Department (HPD) officers responded to reports of a disturbance at a bar. Once there, officers found several women fighting in the parking lot.

November 16, 2021

Patrol

AL Man Charged in Assault on Officer with Flagpole at U.S. Capitol Riot

Gregory Lamar Nix, 52, of Cleveland, AL, is charged with engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, civil disorder, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers with a dangerous weapon, among other charges.

November 11, 2021

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Capitol Rioter Gets 41 Month Sentence for Assaulting Officer

Scott Fairlamb, a boxing coach and former mixed martial arts fighter, apologized and expressed remorse for actions that he described as irresponsible and reckless.

November 10, 2021

Point of Law

Boston Man Gets 5 Years in Federal Prison for Shooting at Officers During 2020 Riot

The suspect shot at least 11 times in the direction of officers, including a deputized federal officer. The officers took cover by bracing or ducking behind cars and other objects.

October 27, 2021

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Louisiana Man Reportedly Waved Down Officer and Slapped Him

The officer wrote in his report that the suspect approached his driver-side window, said, “What’s up, man,” and then slapped the officer in the face.

October 27, 2021

Patrol

Philly Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Hammer and Pickaxe Attack

The man then struck the 35-year-old officer in the head with either the hammer or pickaxe, knocking him to the ground, police said. The man then allegedly sat on top of the fallen officer and repeatedly struck him with one or both of the weapons.

October 27, 2021

Patrol

FBI LEOKA: Thousands More Officers Were Assaulted in 2020 than in 2019

Based on these reports, there were 4,071 more officers assaulted in 2020 than the 56,034 assaults reported in 2019.

October 20, 2021