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Shelbyville Police responded to Loper Elementary Thursday morning at the request of the school resource officer.
While working for Loper, the SRO had made contact with a parent who had stepped out of his car while smoking a cigarette. The officer advised Michael Marchesaffrunt, 51, to put his cigarette out and Marchesaffrunt continued walking and began using profanity at the officer. The police department report states that the officer exited his marked police car and advised Marchesaffrunt to lower his voice which Marchesaffrunt did not do.
Then, Marchesaffrunt approached the officer and grabbed a hold of the officer’s clothes. The SRO advised Marchesaffrunt to let go and attempted to calm the situation down due to the children that were in the area. Marchesaffrunt continued to be disorderly and additional officers arrived. Officers attempted to take Marchesaffrunt into custody and he continued to resist arrest. Officers eventually were able to gain control and take him into custody.
The incident resulted in one officer being taken to a medical facility for minor injuries to his shoulder.
Marchesaffrunt was arrested and taken to the Shelby County Jail where he is being charged with battery on law enforcement officer resulting in injury, battery, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct.
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