A witness to a theft in Yemanzhelinsk beat a police officer during a conversation and went to prison. This was reported by the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Chelyabinsk Region.
On February 24, two drunk men arrived at the local police department. One of them said his phone was stolen. Another person stated that he witnessed the incident. Later, the eyewitness whom the Ministry of Internal Affairs began to interview attacked the police officer, beat him and took his service weapon. The attacker tried to escape but was immediately detained.
As reported press service The Regional Investigative Committee of Russia has already opened a criminal case against the offending witness. The man was accused of violence against a government official and taking a gun by force.
“The court, at the request of the investigator, chose a preventive measure in the form of detention,” the ministry said in a statement. said.
He was previously armed with a knife man attacked an officer at the police department.