A Salina man was arrested on suspicion of criminal threat and battery of a law enforcement officer after an incident Friday afternoon.
Officers were dispatched to Affordable Transportation, 1818 South Broadway Boulevard, about 12:30 p.m. Friday after a 59-year-old McPherson man and a 44-year-old Moundridge woman reported being threatened, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said Monday.
The two reported that they were in the parking lot of Affordable Transportation when Justin Howard, 23, of Salina, walked by yelling profanities at them and threatening to shoot them, Forrester said. Howard also allegedly swung his fist at the man, but missed, he said.
Howard left the scene, but returned while police were reviewing surveillance video to confirm the man and woman's story, Forrester said. Officers tried to take Howard into custody, but he allegedly disobeyed police orders, took a fighting stance, and swung his fist at one of the officers, Forrester said.
During the incident, one of the officers received a concussion when he was pushed to the ground and struck his head on the concrete, Forrester explained.
Howard was finally taken into custody and arrested on suspicion of the following, Forrester said.
Criminal threat
Battery of a law enforcement officer
Assault of a law enforcement officer
Assault
Felony interference with a law enforcement officer