ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 46-year-old St. Louis County man faces several charges for an attack on a police officer.
Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Darnell Johnson with counts that include assault, disarming a police officer and resisting arrest. He is jailed on $150,000 cash-only bond.
A probable cause statement says the female officer came into contact with Johnson on Tuesday. He was being sought for a parole violation. Johnson allegedly punched the officer in the face and attacked her again as she was on the ground.
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The probable causes statement says Johnson took the officer’s stun gun and tried to discharge it. The officer fired a shot but Johnson was not struck.
Johnson surrendered to police hours later after a standoff.
The officer was treated at a hospital for a head injury.
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