police assaulted? like hel* they were

hi everyone i am new here but i have to vent about this. i have a friend thomas who was beat up right in front of my eyes by the cops. then the cops said they were the ones beat up. please read this and send me an email with any comments. and by the way while reading what was written in the local papers keep in mind i would like to know how these cops were kicked and punched and "assaulted" only needed care at the hospital for hand injuries. now common sense tells me someone with hand injuries was the person doing the hitting and punching.

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Two cops assaulted in arrest, police sayTwo men are sent to prison in lieu of bail after an incident in Plymouth.By KEVIN AMERMAN [email protected]LYMOUTH â?? Two police officers were assaulted after crashing a pot-smoking session in Plymouth, police said.
Thomas Merritt Grasmeder, 24, and 21-year-old Christopher Roberts kicked and punched officers who responded to a neighborâ??s complaint that she smelled marijuana smoke, according to police.
Grasmeder was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and simple assault and one count each of resisting arrest, manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and disorderly conduct.
Roberts was charged with two counts of simple assault, resisting arrest, manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a small amount of marijuana.
Both men were sent to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in lieu of $20,000 straight bail by District Judge David Barilla, said police.
According to the Plymouth Police Department:
At about 8:36 p.m. on Monday, Plymouth Officer Kristofer Renfer was dispatched to a basement apartment at the rear of 258 E. Main St. for a report that the residents were smoking marijuana. Roberts answered the door and let the officer in. Renfer said he immediately smelled marijuana and saw several devices used to smoke it. He said he also saw marijuana plants growing under lights. He advised Grasmeder and Roberts that they were under arrest and they began to loudly curse at the officer, telling him to leave and get a search warrant.
They defied an officerâ??s order to place their hands behind their backs and Grasmeder shoved the officer in the chest and jumped on a bed as Roberts moved behind the officer. Renfer sprayed both men with a substance to startle them as a Larksville police officer, Daniel Lewis, arrived. Lewis attempted to take Grasmeder into custody as Renfer did the same with Roberts. Both men tried to avoid the arrests by kicking and punching at the officers. Grasmeder punched Lewis with a closed fist in the chest and upper body several times. Renfer assisted the officer after arresting Roberts and Grasmeder kicked him in the stomach, neck and groin.
The men were eventually led to the police station and officers obtained a search warrant at about 12:25 a.m. on Tuesday. They seized smoking devices, rolling papers, plant food, a UV light, a heat lamp, baggies, marijuana seeds and marijuana plants.
Later, police attempted to fingerprint Grasmeder and say he charged them, requiring four officers to overcome his force.
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Police said they found 43 marijuana plants, plant food, potting soil and other drug paraphernalia inside the apartment of Christopher Roberts, 21, and Thomas M. Grasmeder, 24, at 258 E. Main St.

Plymouth Officer Kristopher Renfer responded to a complaint about a marijuana smell coming from the apartment.

Roberts invited Renfer inside. Renfer allegedly saw three pipes on a table and marijuana plants under a light inside an open closet. Roberts and Grasmeder told Renfer to get out and get a search warrant.

According to a police affidavit, Roberts grabbed the officer from behind and Grasmeder jumped on top of him.

Renfer sprayed the pair with pepper spray.

Police said Larksville Officer Dan Lewis, who responded to the scene, grabbed Grasmeder and attempted to arrest him. Renfer put Roberts in handcuffs and helped Lewis, who was still fighting with Grasmeder. Grasmeder kicked and punched Renfer and Plymouth Officer Anthony Gorey, according to Plymouth Acting Police Chief Robert M. Lehman.

Lehman said Gorey and Lewis sustained hand injuries and were treated and released from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Renfer sustained minor injuries and did not require medical treatment, Lehman said.

Roberts and Gresmeder were charged with assault, resisting arrest and drug offenses. They are being held at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in lieu of $20,000 bail each.

Their preliminary hearing is set for March 29 at 10 a.m. at Luzerne County Central Court, Wilkes-Barre

Unless they punched and kicked their hands, this sounds like a load of bs to me.

They got busted for smoking dope, and then they resited arrest. Someone called the cops, and the cops were doing their jobs by investigating. Then your buddies turn into complete assholes, put their hands on the officer, and get arrested.

By the sounds of it, they got what they deserved (your friend). What did he plan on accomplishing after the cops found the plants, dope, etc...? He was caught red handed and he just made it worse. What an idiot.

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Originally Posted by Nochowderforyou

They got busted for smoking dope, and then they resited arrest. Someone called the cops, and the cops were doing their jobs by investigating. Then your buddies turn into complete assholes, put their hands on the officer, and get arrested.

By the sounds of it, they got what they deserved (your friend). What did he plan on accomplishing after the cops found the plants, dope, etc...? He was caught red handed and he just made it worse. What an idiot.

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Sorry Steph but I have to agree with Nochowderforyou.

steph, whine whine whine, attack a cop and your ass is going to jail

sucks for them, but this article doesn't sound too good for them. Even if they didnt pucn the cops, they had to resist in one way or another. Hell when I got arrested, they let me put the cuffs on myself and was nice as can be.