A Hopkinsville man was charged after he allegedly spit on a police officer during his arrest Wednesday morning.
Hopkinsville Police say they were called to the area of East 9th Street for an animal complaint and spoke with 37-year-old Michael McGregor, who was found to have an active warrant for second-degree assault and intimidating a participant in a legal process.
His charges stemmed from an incident on August 9th when he allegedly punched a man several times and struck him with a chair, while threatening to kill him if he pressed charges.
Police say during the arrest, McGregor spit in the officer’s face and then claimed he was having a seizure, a bag containing suspected synthetic marijuana fell out of his front pocket during the arrest.
He was arrested and charged with third-degree assault of a police officer, second-degree disorderly conduct, and possession of synthetic drugs.
