A Cleveland man was arrested Friday evening after allegedly assaulting his mother and biting a police officer who responded to the disturbance.
According to the Cleveland Police Department, officers were dispatched around 5:50 p.m. to the 500 block of Allen Avenue after a woman reported that her son was threatening her and had a firearm in his possession.
When officers arrived, the woman told them she had asked her son to put the gun away and that he became upset. She said he grabbed her arms, pushed her to the ground, and stood over her while calling her obscene names. The woman told officers her son placed the gun in his vehicle and ran inside the home after she called police.
Officers gave verbal commands for the man to come outside and speak with them. When he did, he began walking toward his vehicle. Officers instructed him to step away, but he refused. As officers attempted to detain him, he began fighting with them and bit one officer on the earlobe.
The suspect, Craig Okeefe Denson, 41, of Cleveland, was taken into custody and transported to the Cleveland Police Department Jail before being extradited to the Liberty County Jail.
Denson is charged with:
- Assault on a public servant — bond set at $25,000
- Assault causing bodily injury to a family member — bond set at $5,000
- Resisting search and transport — bond set at $5,000