Officer Assaulted, Sustains Injury Making Arrest
Early Saturday morning, January 8, at
approximately 0030 hours, a St. Charles Police Officer was feloniously
assaulted while attempting to make an arrest of an individual during a
traffic stop. The officer had stopped the suspect for failing to stop
for a stop sign located at the intersection of S. Main Street and Boones
Lick Road. During a routine computer check of the suspect’s drivers
license, it was discovered the man had outstanding warrants through St.
Louis County. As the officer went to place the offender into handcuffs,
the suspect struck the officer in the head, fracturing bones in the officer’s face. Following the assault, the suspect fled the area running into a nearby tavern.
The officer that was assaulted along with assisting officers, found the suspect inside of the Old Millstream Bar, located in the 900 Block of South Main Street. The suspect once again resisted arrest,
refusing to be voluntarily handcuffed. The suspect is identified as: Kenneth G. Wacker, age 33, a resident of 32 Sungrove, Maryland Heights, pictured in the photo on right.
Wacker is being held at the St. Charles County Jail on the charges of Assault 2nd degree on a law enforcement officer and felony resisting arrest. Bond has been set at $10,000 dollars, cash only.
The victim officer was transported to a local area medical facility, where he was treated and released pending further care for his sustained injuries.
