SAN ANTONIO – Two San Antonio police officers are recovering from minor injuries following a violent run-in with a man Tuesday morning on the city's North Side.
Sgt. Tobe Whitley said the officers were responding to a call for a disturbance at San Pedro Mobile Home Park near Highway 281 and Brook Hollow around 5:30 a.m., when a man who police believe was involved in the disturbance put up a struggle.
"When they approached him, he ended up charging an officer," Whitley said. "A fight ensued with a total of four officers before they could actually get him taken down."
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During the scuffle, one officer was bitten in the leg, Whitley said. The other officer suffered a head injury and was taken to a hospital.
"He received a cut on his forehead. EMS thought either by an elbow blow or a fist," Whitley said.
The man suffered some minor scrapes and bruises. Whitley said all the injuries were minor.
When officers responded to the initial call, they did not find the man right away.
However, another call that came in minutes later told them where he might've gone. Whitley said they believe the same man broke out several windows at a nearby pool supply store.
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When officers answered the call, they received word that the man had returned to the mobile home park, and that's when the fight began, Whitley said.
"The suspect was high on narcotics, it appears. He's either on crack or meth or something," Whitley said.
Paramedics examined the man at the scene before he was taken to jail.
It wasn't immediately clear what charges the man, who has not been identified, will face.
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