BEDFORD CO., Va. – The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that it had arrested a Lynchburg man and a juvenile after officials say they assaulted a Bedford County Sheriff’s Deputy.
According to officials, the incident occurred at 3:23 p.m. on Wednesday when a deputy was attempting to enforce a parking violation at the Graves Mill Shopping Center located at Rt. 221 and Graves Mill Road.
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Officials say that the driver refused to cooperate with law enforcement, and as the deputy attempted to place the suspect into custody, the deputy was assaulted by a passenger in the vehicle and then by the suspect.
Christopher Ellis, of Lynchburg, has been charged with felonious assault on a law enforcement officer, obstruction of justice, driving while license is suspended or revoked and parking in a fire lane. Ellis was transported to the magistrate’s office.
The passenger of the vehicle was transported to juvenile intake and charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer.
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