Reports state the officer was attempting to place the suspect, identified as Evan Degaton, 33, in custody, but Degaton was actively fighting him.

Evan Degaton pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony charge of aggravated assault. A number of other charges in the case, including burglary and resisting arrest, were nolle prossed, meaning they ...

A man is facing several charges after state police say he burglarized a police officer’s home in Lawrence County and spit on a trooper after his arrest.

While on the way to the call, troopers were informed that the resident inside was a police officer and was attempting to place the suspect, 33-year-old Evan Degaton of Butler, into custody, but he ...