doesn t want to be handcuffed is not an easy task. the officers were holding down his shoulders, they were holding down his legs so he couldn t kick them, and, finally, they were able to get him handcuffed. anthony thomas is finally subdued and cuffed and taken to the lorain county jail. mr. thomas came into the department on a contempt-of- court charge, which is a low-grade misdemeanor. he left our department with a felony assaulting an officer charge. all when he was going to be released on a summons for the first one. thomas pleads not guilty to assault and obstructing official business. he s convicted and sentenced to time serve d and three years probation. officer whit sustains minor injuries. he s back at work on his next scheduled shift after the attack. we do not have time to be afraid. we react. if you want to be afraid or you want to think about the events or think about the dangers, it happens afterwards. that s when you think to yourself, wow, that could have been b