A Grove City man is facing charges after assaulting another man and spitting on an officer.
Grove City Police were called to the 100 block of Poplar Street in Grove City on August 4th after a caller reported screams for help.
When police arrived on scene they discovered an admittedly drunk 28-year-old Owen Smith. Smith admitted getting into a confrontation with another man when Smith wrapped his legs around the man’s neck.
When officers went to arrest Smith, he spit in an officer’s face and threw a cigarette at the officer.
Smith has been charged with assault of a law enforcement officer, strangulation, and public drunkenness.
