Man with ‘homicidal ideations’ accused of biting, striking Jefferson City cop, court docs say
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man with “homicidal ideations” was arrested after he allegedly bit and hit a Jefferson City police officer on Friday.
Jerrix Durham, 33, of Jefferson City, was charged in Cole County with third-degree assault of a special victim, misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and felony resisting arrest. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on Monday and Durham applied for a public defender.
A counsel status hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Cole County Courthouse.
The probable cause statement says police were called at 11:43 a.m. Friday to the 2000 block of Alpine Court for a wellness check. The person who called police claimed Durham had “homicidal ideations” and is known to have a gun, the statement says.
Durham allegedly made threats to police and ignored commands from officers after they arrived, the statement says. While police tried to detain him, he allegedly bit one of the officers, court documents say. The officer hit the victim in his face multiple times “in attempt to gain compliance,” to no avail, court documents say. Durham then allegedly tried to grab the officer’s gun, court documents say.
Police used a stun gun three times, which did not work, and Durham continued to ignore orders from officers, the statement says. Durham and two officers fell down an embankment during a struggle and an officer used pepper spray “which did not appear to be effective,” court documents say.
One of the officers used a stun gun one more time, which worked and police were able to arrest Durham, the statement says. The assaulted officer was treated at an area hospital and released, the statement says.