Police: 4 officers hurt while trying to arrest man
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This photo provided by the New Castle County Police shows Dion Brown, who's charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, resisting arrest with force and criminal mischief. New Castle County Police said in a statement Wednesday, May 3, 2017, that officers responded Tuesday to a report of a man soliciting door-to-door in Newark with a gun in his bag and stopped Brown of Newton, Idaho. When officers tried to take Brown into custody, police said he fought them. (New Castle County Police via AP) (The Associated Press)
Authorities say four police officers in Delaware were injured while trying to arrest an Idaho man.
New Castle County Police said in a statement Wednesday that officers responded Tuesday to a report of a man soliciting door-to-door in Newark with a gun in his bag and stopped 22-year-old Dion Brown of Newton, Idaho. Police say when officers tried to take Brown into custody, he fought them.
Police say Brown bit one officer and struck another and a stun gun had little effect on Brown.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officers from other agencies helped subdue Brown. Police say Brown and the injured officers were treated at a hospital and released.
Police say they didn't find a gun in Brown's bag. He's charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, resisting arrest with force and criminal mischief.