Michael Verbick
Michael Verbick was charged Wednesday with one count of Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer and is being held under $10,000 bond awaiting his first court appearance Friday.
Court records show an address in Clarksdale, Missouri for Mr Verbick, but police say they have a local address.
Captain Richard Eaton of the St Joseph Police Department says officers Jeremy Peters and Sarah Nolte were dispatched to the south side to the report of a domestic disturbance. A computer check revealed the suspect had an outstanding warrant. The officers recognized the suspect inside the Casey’s General Store at 401 E. Hyde Park Ave. and went inside the store to take him into custody.
Eaton says Mr Verbick started punching Officer Peters, before Officer Nolte used a Taser to subdue the suspect. Officer Peters suffered what were described as minor abrasions to the face. He was treated at the scene by paramedics, but did not require a trip to the hospital and returned to duty.