(Crankers) A 40-year-old New York man was arrested after allegedly attacking a police officer who responded to a disturbance, authorities said.
Officer Hyvarinen arrived on scene alone and approached the suspect, a Daniel Morris, who police say initially raised his hands as if to surrender.
But that wasn’t his plan at all!
Moments later, Morris allegedly punched the officer in the face and pulled him into a headlock. They ended up on the ground and Morris reportedly struck Hyvarinen a second time.
Fool me once, fool me twice!
That’s when the cop subdued Morris using force “proportionate to the threat.” Both men had busted up faces, but only one of them will walk away with a criminal record.
Morris was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and later charged with assault on public safety personnel, interfering with an officer, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. He was held on a $75,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Danbury Superior Court to see if he’ll get three hots and a cot.
