resisting a public officer
Coverage of resisting a public officer in the Nexus archive.
- Patient charged with assaulting, injuring hospital nurse, police say
Reginald Jones, 64, was arrested after allegedly assaulting a nurse at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, causing her neck and back injuries, and resisting police. He faces charges including felony assault on emergency personnel, two counts of resisting a public officer, and disorderly conduct, and is being held on a $5,000 bond.
- North Carolina cop fired after being caught on camera punching woman in handcuffs
A North Carolina police officer, Karson Hyder, was fired and charged with assault after being caught on camera punching a woman in handcuffs during an incident in Shelby. The video, captured by a homeowner's security camera, shows Hyder slamming the woman to the ground and striking her repeatedly. The victim, who requested mental health care and asked officers to contact her father, was later charged with breaking and entering, resisting a public officer, and assault on a government official.