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MIDVALE — Unified police arrested a man on Tuesday who was allegedly throwing objects at passing vehicles from an overpass and then attacking officers who detained him.
Cameron Michael Ward, 25, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of two counts of assault on a police officer, interfering with an arrest, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
Police were called Tuesday afternoon to the area of 8000 S. State Street on a report of a man climbing pillars near an overpass, according to a police booking affidavit. As officers approached Ward, who was only wearing a pair of shorts, he "immediately lunged at an officer causing both (men) to fall to the ground. The officer struck the back of his head against the concrete sidewalk and obtained a concussion due to the impact," the affidavit states.
As a second officer attempted to place handcuffs on Ward, Ward bit the officer's hand and squeezed it to the point that the officer had to be treated for possible broken bones, according to the affidavit.
A third officer also struggled with Ward on the ground which caused damage to his utility belt, the affidavit states. When officers were finally able to place handcuffs on Ward, he "admitted to throwing glass bottles and a jug of milk at passing vehicles from the overpass bridge" before police arrived, according to the affidavit.
Two officers were taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries.
