Attack on Adams County officer caught on dashboard camera
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An Adams County law enforcement officer is recovering from injuries sustained after two suspects attacked the officer in West Union.
According to a news report from WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, West Union Police Sergeant Jason Daniels was attempting to arrest Phillip Evans, 21, in connection to a possible DUI (OVI), when Evans' step-brother, Tim Pritchett, came up behind Sergeant Daniels. Pritchett grabbed the officer by the face and slammed him to the pavement, then sat on him, while Evans began kicking the injured officer in the face with his size 13 steel-toed boot.
The West Union police cruiser dashboard camera recorded the attack.
Daniels told WKRC that when he advised Evans he was going to arrest him for driving under the influence, not having a license and expired tags, Evans got belligerent and resisted arrest.
As the assault took place in a gas station parking lot, "a man and woman walked up and tried to intervene, which gave Daniels a chance to break away, draw his weapon and arrest the two men who'd been attacking him," WKRC reported.
Daniels suffered a broken nose, various cuts and bruises, and was released from the hospital Sunday. After the attack, he put in another four hours of police work before driving himself to the hospital, WKRC said.
Evans and Pritchett were placed in jail with bonds of $100,000.[[In-content Ad]]
According to a news report from WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, West Union Police Sergeant Jason Daniels was attempting to arrest Phillip Evans, 21, in connection to a possible DUI (OVI), when Evans' step-brother, Tim Pritchett, came up behind Sergeant Daniels. Pritchett grabbed the officer by the face and slammed him to the pavement, then sat on him, while Evans began kicking the injured officer in the face with his size 13 steel-toed boot.
The West Union police cruiser dashboard camera recorded the attack.
Daniels told WKRC that when he advised Evans he was going to arrest him for driving under the influence, not having a license and expired tags, Evans got belligerent and resisted arrest.
As the assault took place in a gas station parking lot, "a man and woman walked up and tried to intervene, which gave Daniels a chance to break away, draw his weapon and arrest the two men who'd been attacking him," WKRC reported.
Daniels suffered a broken nose, various cuts and bruises, and was released from the hospital Sunday. After the attack, he put in another four hours of police work before driving himself to the hospital, WKRC said.
Evans and Pritchett were placed in jail with bonds of $100,000.[[In-content Ad]]