PARKE COUNTY, Ind – On Monday (05/25/20) Parke County Deputies were called to a residence in Mecca for a report of a Domestic Situation.
Deputies Attempted to detain 27 year old Timothy R Atkinson.
Police say that he attempted to flee and was acting irrationally.
When officers attempted to handcuff Atkinson he grabbed a Deputies’ Taser and attempted to take it from him.
Atkinson was Tased by another Deputy and was then placed in handcuffs.
He is being charged with Disarming a Law Enforcement Officer, Resisting Law Enforcement, and Battery on a law enforcement officer.
Atkinson is now being held without bond.