Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports two of his Officers were assaulted after they responded to a disturbance late Wednesday night. They were called to 515 S. 10^th Street, Lot 27, at around 11:10-p.m., where an allegedly intoxicated man had bitten a female occupant of the residence, on the leg.

Officers located Tyler J. Shea-Sledge inside the home. Shea-Sledge is alleged to have resisted officers as he was being placed under arrest for assault resulting in bodily injury. Shea-Sledge also spit on officers while being taken into custody. He faces additional charges that include assault on police officers, assault resulting in bodily injury and resisting arrest. Shea-Sledge was being held in the Page County Jail on $2,000 bond. He also being held without bail on an outstanding felony warrant from Nodaway County, Missouri for failure to appear at a required hearing. Clarinda Police were assisted during the incident by Deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Department.

Police reports have been submitted to the offices of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.