KAYSVILLE, Utah — Court documents are revealing more about what led to a Kaysville police officer being disarmed and allegedly beaten by a suspect. The incident led to the officer being hospitalized for several injuries.
According to court documents, Walter Timothy Brown, 30, was arrested on Monday and faces charges of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, disarming a police officer, and criminal trespass. He is being held without bail.
Officer Benson, the officer that was injured in the incident, was attempting to identify a man who had been called in for a welfare check after being seen on UTA-Union Pacific Railroad tracks, which pedestrians aren't allowed to access.
Benson located the man, Brown, on the tracks east of the area near 900 South Country Mill Drive. Benson allegedly called out to Brown to ask what he was doing, which he didn't respond to.
Instead, officers claim Brown walked towards Officer Benson, ignoring her calls to stop and converse with her.
At one point, police say Benson put up her hand to get Brown to stop when he grabbed her by the arm and removed her taser from the holster on her duty belt.
After taking possession of the taser, Brown allegedly used it as a club to hit Officer Benson on the head. This is when Benson called out for more officers.
Other units arrive and Brown was taken into custody. Officer Benson had to be taken to the hospital with severe injuuries, including a large laceration on the top of her head and several large contusions to her face.
While officers were arresting Brown, he allegedly attacked the officers, causing them injuries. Those officers were also treated for their wounds.
