Central Pa. Man Charged After Allegedly Assaulting Trooper Who Tried To Keep Him From Hanging Himself With A Seatbelt
CLARENCE, Pa. (AP) — A central Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges that he assaulted and tried to disarm a state trooper who tried to keep the man from hanging himself using a seat belt following his arrest on drunken driving charges.
Online court records don't list an attorney for 35-year-old Gary Jasper, of Winburn, who was stopped for alleged drunken driving Saturday in Snow Shoe Township on Saturday.
Police say Jasper tried to harm himself by wrapping a police cruiser seat belt around his neck as a trooper was driving him to a hospital. Police say Jasper head-butted a trooper and tried to grab the officer's firearm.
Jasper remained in the Centre County Jail Monday. He faces a preliminary hearing Wednesday.
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