Mall shoplifter head-butts security, tangles with police www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on October 22, 2009
Spartanburg SC Oct 22 2009
Jeffrey Lostraglio’s Gore-Tex jacket is supposed to be impenetrable to water, but Monday it unexpectedly needed to block the teeth of a Pennsylvania man.
Lostraglio was helping Spartanburg Public Safety Officer Roger Morton arrest a shoplifting suspect who authorities say had head-butted Morton three times and assaulted two WestGate Mall security guards Monday night when the man bit his arm and later spit blood on Lostraglio.
“He bit the pudding out of me,” said Lostraglio of Gaffney.
Although the jacket kept the teeth from puncturing his skin, Lostraglio said soreness remained.
“It’s pretty wicked,” he said. “It ain’t unbearable, but it ain’t comfortable.”
Additional officers arrived and arrested David Conway, 20, of Quakertown, Penn.
Conway was charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, resisting arrest with assault, two counts of simple assault and battery, public disorderly conduct and shoplifting. He remained in Spartanburg County jail Tuesday night.
Lostraglio and Morton were taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center for treatment. Spartanburg Public Safety Capt. Art Littlejohn said Morton suffered a “non-dislocated fracture to his nose” and needed two stitches on cuts caused when Conway head-butted Morton’s glasses. Morton also suffered a sprained left thumb, but none of the injuries required “special treatment.”
According to the incident report, an employee of Hot Stuff, a mall kiosk, contacted security accusing Conway of stealing a purse. Lostraglio said he was working at a nearby kiosk when security approached Conway, and said Conway became aggressive, taking off his shirt.
The officer arrived and placed one handcuff on Conway before the man turned and head-butted Morton, according to the report.
Lostraglio and mall security assisted Morton until other officers arrived. Lostraglio said he went to the hospital because Conway spit blood on him and in his mouth during the fracas.
He said he saw Morton there, and Morton thanked him for the help. Lostraglio was released after about two hours.
Lostraglio said he was trying to get Conway to calm down. When told of the charges against Conway on Tuesday night, Lostraglio said, “I guess he woke up this morning and had a bad day.
Jeffrey Lostraglio’s Gore-Tex jacket is supposed to be impenetrable to water, but Monday it unexpectedly needed to block the teeth of a Pennsylvania man.
Lostraglio was helping Spartanburg Public Safety Officer Roger Morton arrest a shoplifting suspect who authorities say had head-butted Morton three times and assaulted two WestGate Mall security guards Monday night when the man bit his arm and later spit blood on Lostraglio.
“He bit the pudding out of me,” said Lostraglio of Gaffney.
Although the jacket kept the teeth from puncturing his skin, Lostraglio said soreness remained.
“It’s pretty wicked,” he said. “It ain’t unbearable, but it ain’t comfortable.”
Additional officers arrived and arrested David Conway, 20, of Quakertown, Penn.
Conway was charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, resisting arrest with assault, two counts of simple assault and battery, public disorderly conduct and shoplifting. He remained in Spartanburg County jail Tuesday night.
Lostraglio and Morton were taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center for treatment. Spartanburg Public Safety Capt. Art Littlejohn said Morton suffered a “non-dislocated fracture to his nose” and needed two stitches on cuts caused when Conway head-butted Morton’s glasses. Morton also suffered a sprained left thumb, but none of the injuries required “special treatment.”
According to the incident report, an employee of Hot Stuff, a mall kiosk, contacted security accusing Conway of stealing a purse. Lostraglio said he was working at a nearby kiosk when security approached Conway, and said Conway became aggressive, taking off his shirt.
The officer arrived and placed one handcuff on Conway before the man turned and head-butted Morton, according to the report.
Lostraglio and mall security assisted Morton until other officers arrived. Lostraglio said he went to the hospital because Conway spit blood on him and in his mouth during the fracas.
He said he saw Morton there, and Morton thanked him for the help. Lostraglio was released after about two hours.
Lostraglio said he was trying to get Conway to calm down. When told of the charges against Conway on Tuesday night, Lostraglio said, “I guess he woke up this morning and had a bad day.
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