COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A man has been arrested after allegedly spitting into the mouth of a Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) officer during a disturbance.
CSPD says officers were responding to a disturbance 5100 block of Smokehouse Lane. Officers says they quickly contacted an "agitated" suspect who then tried to start the disturbance again.
According to CSPD, officers detained the suspect but he resisted. That is when CSPD says the suspect spit into one officer's mouth and scratched another officer's hand, drawing blood.
20-year-old Tyrelle Davis was arrested and now faces charges including second-degree assault (on a peace officer), third-degree assault and obstruction.
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