Man Pleads No Contest to Battery Against Arcadia Police Officer

A Monrovia man charged last year in an attack on two Arcadia police officers trying to talk with him about panhandling complaints pleaded no contest Thursday to a felony count.

David King Brewster, 25, was immediately sentenced to two years behind bars following his plea to one count of battery with injury on a peace officer, according to Deputy District Attorney Brook White.

Four other counts against Brewster were dismissed as a result of his plea.

Authorities said Brewster punched one officer in the face and choked the other during the confrontation shortly after 3 p.m. last July 6.

The two officers -- who had been responding to calls about a man loitering and disturbing customers in front of a business in the 400 block of East Huntington Drive -- suffered “visible injuries” and were taken to a nearby hospital before being released a few hours later, according to police.

Brewster suffered “minor injuries” during the run-in and was taken to a nearby hospital before being cleared to be booked, police said.

He has remained in jail since then.

--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock