Iowa Man Accused of Coughing on Police Officer in Attempt to Give Him COVID
On 12/16/20 at 4:59 PM EST
A man from Waukee, Iowa, allegedly tried to give a police officer the coronavirus by coughing in the officer s face. CBS News affiliate
KCCI Des Moines reported that Mark Bishop, a 61-year-old man, coughed several times at an officer while his house was being searched. He was arrested on Tuesday on a Dallas County warrant for assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, as per
The Perry News, and could be charged with attempt to inflict serious injury.
Waukee Police Department Officer Dace Richardson claimed that Bishop looked his direction and coughed several times in his face. Last week, Mark advised myself and Dallas County Jail that he had COVID-19, Richardson said according to court records, via