The following information is according to a report from the UNF Police Department.

UNFPD officer assaulted, suspect at large

A suspect is still at large after assaulting an officer who tried to write him a citation for riding his bicycle under a covered walkway and in a garage.

On the evening of Sept. 9, the officer stopped the suspect to write a citation. When asked for ID, the suspect told the officer he did not have any. The suspect tried to flee the area on his bike after the officer asked for his N number.

The officer grabbed the bike to stop him from fleeing, and the suspect planted his feet on the ground and tried to flee again.

When the officer pulled the bike to the side and the suspect lost balance, the officer tried to pull him to the ground and dropped to his knees while trying to hold the suspect on the ground. The suspect resisted, pushing the officer with his arms.

They both stood up and the suspect pushed the officer again to run away on foot to retrieve his bicycle. When the officer began to approach the suspect again, the suspect picked up the bike and used it to push the officer away before riding off.

Officers searched for the suspect, but no one in the area fit the description. The officer was treated for minor injuries to both knees and his left hand.

If found, the suspect will face charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, a third degree felony.

The suspect was described as a white male between 155 and 160 pounds, 5’7” or 5’8”, with brown eyes and medium-length black hair, aged 19 to 21. The officer described him as clean shaven at the time of the incident, of average build and not muscular.

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Note: According to UNFPD’s Detective Sergeant Mark A. Milton, UNFPD has received information that two young women, possibly students, may have witnessed this incident and UNFPD would like to locate them.

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