CINCINNATI — A Cincinnati police officer was attacked and beaten with a metal pipe after responding to a 911 call for a reported robbery near Sixth and Elm, said Fraternal Order of Police President Dan Hils.
Charlando Peoples was arrested and charged with assault, robbery resisting arrest and felonious assault after he allegedly used a metal pipe to strike officer Johnny Harris, a 16-year CPD veteran, in the face.
“I believe officer Harris put his hand on his arm and right at that time, he turned and hit officer Harris with a metal pipe,” Hils said. “He had it kind of wrapped in some clothing or something and thats why officer Harris did not see it at that time.”
Hils said Harris will need reconstructive surgery after Peoples broke several bones in the officer's face.
“He’s really shook up,” Hils said. “He doesn’t want this to ever happen to another police officer. He wants policemen to be reminded that there are people out there that are willing to hurt us rather than comply.”
Hils said the attack was not the only recent attack on CPD officers. Last Month, Ke-Shaun Beasley was arrested and charged for firing a single shot at a CPD officer while fleeing the scene from a traffic stop.
“I see both of these as deadly assaults on our police officers,” he said. “It makes me worried about our officers being too hesitant sometimes to use force.”
The FOP president said these kinds of events could lead to more officers being injured on the job, saying officers have "every right to defend themselves" if someone uses deadly force on them.
“This should never happen in a civilized society,” Hils said.
Peoples is being held on a $365,000 bond. His next day in court is July 18.
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