Zelienople man who kicked 3 police officers gets ARD
A Zelienople man was placed into the county Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program Wednesday, after being charged with assaulting three police officer.
Luc T. Eppinger, 25, was placed into the program for two years by Butler County Judge William Shaffer. He was also ordered to continue any ongoing treatment.
Zelienople police filed the charges after responding to an intoxicated man causing a disturbance outside a home. When police attempted to take him into custody, Eppinger threw himself to the ground. Police picked him up but he resisted their attempts to place him in a cruiser.
He eventually tried to kick an officer, documents said, while continuing to scream and yell. Officers were finally able to get Eppinger in the car, but once inside, police said, he kicked the door and window.
When officers attempted to make him stop, he kicked an officer in the mouth, according to a police affidavit, and tried to spit on the officer.
A full story will appear in the Butler Eagle.
