Man Charged With Assaulting Hopkinsville Police Officers

A Hopkinsville man was charged with possession of drugs and assault after being arrested on warrants on Catalpa Drive in Hopkinsville Tuesday afternoon.

Hopkinsville Police say they went to the home to arrest 41-year-old Michael Hunter to serve four active warrants and he attempted to flee out of a window. He then resisted arrest by pulling away, kicking, spitting, and threatening officers before being put in the back of a patrol car.

Police say Hunter then hit his head on the window and the divider inside the car. An ambulance was called but he refused medical attention. After of search of his belongings, three grams of meth and a pipe were reportedly found.

Hunter’s warrants are for charges of probation violation, failure to appear, harassing communications, and first-degree stalking.

Police say Hunter called someone’s work making sexually explicit comments and moaning along with sending them sexually explicit photos.

Hunter is charged with third-degree terroristic threatening, trafficking meth, third-degree assault of a police officer, and resisting arrest.

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