According to Chief Chris Skinner:
“That
five of my officers have been injured within days of each other is intolerable.
We ask a lot of our police officers in the way of accountability and
professionalism, courage and service. I’m proud of the way they uphold their
oaths to serve this community when people call for service. Our officers showed
great restraint and relied on their training during this incident. I hope this
type of behavior within our community stops. It is expensive in terms of our
officer’s wellbeing, our staffing levels and our city’s reputation. This most
recent incident punctuates the need for greater attention on the opioid crisis
and distribution of narcotics in our community. Our continued inability to
properly investigate narcotics offenses is a growing concern.”
At
5:43 this morning, two officers responded to multiple calls regarding a man
breaking into vehicles in the 2900 Block of Timberline. The officers made
contact with the suspect, Wesley Traise Reynolds, age 23, and found that he had
warrants from Junction City Police for Possession of Heroin, Resisting Arrest
and Harassment. When they began to take him into custody on the warrant,
Reynolds began fighting.
The
fight was protracted, and officers had to call urgently for cover units and had
to resort to OC spray the taser. Reynolds continued to fight despite these
applications, but eventually the officers were able to get him into custody
with the aid of the taser.
The
two involved officers were both transported by emergency medical service to a
local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Reynolds was
transported to a local hospital as a precaution after he reported ingesting
heroin. He was taken into custody on his warrants, and other charges are
pending. Case Number 1908343