Man charged with assault after officers injured during arrest

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - A man has been charged with assault after police say two officers were injured while attempting to take him into custody.

According to Capt. Regina Duckett, Cleophas Robert Dalonza Polk, 24, is charged with two counts of assault second degree, attempting to elude, public intoxication and violation of license to carry.

The charges are related to an incident that happened Monday around 10:15 p.m. in the 4600 block of Virginia Loop Road. Duckett says officers were called to a disturbance at a business. When they arrived on the scene they attempted to take Polk into custody but he became combative and attempted to flee.

Duckett says during the struggle, Polk was found to be in possession of a handgun. Polk was ultimately taken into custody and charged.

The two officers sustained minor injuries during the struggle but Polk was not injured, according to Duckett.

Polk was taken to the Montgomery County Detention Facility under a total bond of $31,800.

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