A 27-year-old male has been charged after he assaulted police officers during an arrest in Hermannsburg yesterday.
Around 2:10pm, the two police officers were conducting a welfare check on a 27-year-old male, not from the community, when they identified he was subject to a parole revocation. It is alleged that while attempting to take him into custody, he bit one of the officers on the arm, before biting the second officer on the hand and punching him multiple times to the head.
The 27-year-old was taken into custody without further incident and conveyed to the Alice Springs watch house.
He has since been charged with:
- 4 x Assault a Member of The Police Force
- 2 x Resist Police in Execution of Duty
- Drive Motor Vehicle While Unlicensed
- Drive Unregistered Motor Vehicle
- Drive Uninsured Motor Vehicle
- Disorderly Behaviours in Public Place
- Furnish False Particulars
He is due to appear in Alice Springs Local Court today.
Both officers received treatment for wounds at the local clinic, before seeking further treatment in Alice Springs.
Superintendent Robert Griffiths said, "This kind of behaviour is completely unacceptable.
"Our frontline officers dedicate themselves to serving and protecting the community, and any assault against them is both disgraceful and intolerable.
"We are committed to ensuring the offender is held accountable in court."
