OWENSBORO, Kentucky â A Decatur man faces a charge of attempted murder of a police officer stemming from an altercation Friday with authorities in Kentucky.
According to a news release from the Daviess County Sheriffâs Office, deputies responded to a welfare check involving a man walking in the middle of a road.
Upon their arrival, deputies came into contact with Josh Cliff, 31, who they say was not cooperative and during attempts to detain him assaulted a deputy and attempted to flee on foot.
âAlmost immediately after deputies were able to get Cliff into handcuffs and still struggling with him, Cliff produced a handgun which he had concealed on his person,â the release stated.
Man charged with attempted murder of a police officer after welfare check in Daviess Co.
Man charged with attempted murder of police officer after welfare check in Daviess Co. By Makayla Neukam | January 2, 2021 at 8:40 AM CST - Updated January 4 at 5:40 AM
DAVIESS CO., Ky (WFIE) - An Illinois man is in jail on several charges, including attempted murder of a police officer.
According to the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a welfare check on a man walking in the roadway on Veach Road Friday around 9:30 p.m.
Deputies say 31-year-old Josh Cliff, of Decatur, Illinois, was not cooperative with deputies. When deputies tried to detain Cliff, they say he assaulted a deputy and tried to run from the scene but was captured.