Man Injured Richmond Heights Police Officer With Kick in Knee, Police Say

A man injured a Richmond Heights police officer early Friday morning by kicking him in the back of the knee, causing him to collapse to the floor.

Richmond Heights Police said the officer went to the hospital with “a severe injury to the back of the knee.”

Freddie Shaw, 50, of the 1400 block of Collins Avenue in Richmond Heights, was charged Friday with second-degree assault on an officer and resisting arrest.

Richmond Heights Police said officers were dispatched to Shaw’s home for a reported disturbance at about 12:39 a.m. Friday. There were obvious signs of a struggle in the home, and Shaw’s sister-in-law said Shaw had barricaded himself in an upstairs room and refused to come out.

Eventually, Shaw came out at the officers’ request, and the officers told him he was under arrest.

According to a police report, Shaw then reached toward a chest of drawers for a five-inch blade. One officer grabbed his arm to stop him, and Shaw hit him in the face, police said.

During the struggle, Shaw kicked one officer in the back of the knee and he collapsed to the floor, police reported.

A second officer was able to subdue Shaw and place him under arrest, according to the report.

Shaw was being held in St. Louis County jail on Friday. Bail was set at $25,000.

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