Claypool Man Arrested On Battery To Law Enforcement, Other Charges
Claypool Man Arrested On Battery To Law Enforcement, Other Charges
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Jackie Gorski-jgorski@timesuniononline.com
Claypool Man Arrested On Battery To Law Enforcement, Other ChargesA Claypool man is facing several charges after going into the house of a woman who had a protective order against him and getting into an altercation with an officer.
Brandon Timothy Eads, 36, of 304 W. Walnut St., Claypool, is charged with battery to a law enforcement officer, a Level 6 felony; resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor; criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor; and invasion of privacy, a Class A misdemeanor.
He was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 1:33 a.m. May 18 and posted bond for that arrest.
According to the probable cause affidavit, at about 12:46 a.m. May 18 a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a 911 hang up. Upon arrival to the scene, the deputy was met by a woman who said she meant to call 911 and said Eads was inside the house. She said Eads arrived uninvited and she had a protective order against him. The deputy confirmed a protective order was issued out of Fulton County.
The woman said Eads arrived at the house at about 11 p.m. She answered the door and told him to leave, but he walked into the house without permission. She said she thought Eads may be under the influence of something and thought he would sleep it off, according to court documents.
The woman showed the deputy the room Eads was in. When Eads came out, the deputy asked why he was at the house. Eads then allegedly became agitated and paranoid, pacing around the house. The deputy requested additional units come to assist him. Eads refused to calm down and began arguing with the woman, according to court documents.
While waiting for other officers, Eads started becoming confrontational with the deputy and Eads made numerous verbal and physical attempts to incite a physical altercation. At one point, Eads went close enough to the deputy where the deputy could allegedly detect alcohol on Eads’ breath.
Eads continued to challenge the deputy to a fight. At one point, Eads came close to contacting the deputy. The deputy then pushed Eads away. Eads then became angry and made an attempt to grab the deputy’s taser. The deputy grabbed his taser and fired it, hitting Eads in the abdomen. After stopping for a few seconds, Eads continued toward the deputy. Once Eads was close, the deputy dropped his taser and wrapped his arm around Eads’ head, taking him to the ground. Eads continued to struggle and eventually was able to get out of the hold. Eads was able to put the deputy into a headlock, which the deputy was able to get out of and push Eads away.
Additional officers arrived shortly after the incident. Eads saw emergency lights of arriving officers and stopped resisting. The deputy placed Eads under arrest without further incident.
