TROY, Mich. – A Detroit man assaulted police officers after being arrested for driving drunk in Troy, according to authorities.
An officer made a traffic stop at 1:37 a.m. Saturday on eastbound Big Beaver Road near I-75. The officer pulled over a white 2009 Jaguar XF because it was being driven erratically, police said.
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The driver, Roeshunya Crawford, 46, was slurring his words while he spoke and admitted to having seven alcoholic drinks at a business in Troy, the officer said.
Crawford performed poorly on several sobriety tests, and a preliminary breath test revealed a 0.135 blood-alcohol content, police said.
When Crawford was arrested, the officer found a container of alcohol in the passenger-side door map area.
Police said Crawford became agitated when he got to the lock-up facility. He started to resist commands and fought with the officer, according to authorities.
Crawford scratched and clawed at the officer's face and elbowed a service aid in the face, police said. More officers arrived, and Crawford was placed in handcuffs. Another officer was hurt while gaining control of him, police said.
Police took a test of Crawford's blood, and the laboratory results are pending.
Crawford is charged with assault and batter of a police officer causing injury, assault and battery of a police officer not causing injury, assault and battery of a service aide causing injury, resisting and obstructing a police officer, open intoxicant in a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.