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Names in the News: Jerome Dudko Charged With Harming Cop
A misdemeanor arrest turned into a fiasco.

The Aug. 7 arrest of Jerome Dudko, 20, of the 2800 block of Rebecca Lane, for underage drinking took a nose dive after he was released from the , police said.
Stopped again by police for walking down the middle of the street, he allegedly grabbed an officer's eyeglasses and scratched his eye in the process, fled the scene and scuffled with two more police officers, police said.
All total, Dudko wound up with seven charges: underage possession of alcohol, underage consumption of alcohol, aggravated battery, resisting arrest, disarming a peace officer, theft and damage to property.
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