Staff Reports
A Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputy was injured while making an arrest at Sunnybrooke Mobile Home Park.
Sheriff’s deputy Leah Burton was flagged down at 5:19 a.m. Thursday at the mobile home park in reference to a disturbance, deputies said.
She made contact with a male, later identified as Kevin Ferrell, 20, 10202 E. Legal Tender Road, Elizabethtown, who appeared to be intoxicated, deputies said.
Ferrell became belligerent and attempted to leave the scene, deputies said. When Burton attempted to detain Ferrell, he resisted, deputies said. Ferrell struck Burton in the face and spat on her, deputies said.
Ferrell was arrested on preliminary charges of:
Battery on a public safety official
Battery by bodily waste to law enforcement
Illegal consumption of alcohol
Disorderly conduct
Resisting law enforcement
Ferrell has since been released from the Bartholomew County Jail, jail officials said.
Burton suffered minor swelling and bruising as a result of the altercation and was checked and released from Columbus Regional Hospital.
Assisting at the scene were Sgt. Jason Lancaster, Deputy Andrew Dougan, Deputy Jarod Aspenson.
