Denton security officer assaulted
Denton TX Jan 20 2020
A 911 caller told police that a man assaulted a security guard in the 1500 block of East McKinney Street on Friday, then appeared to be faking an injury, according to a police report.
Police were dispatched in reference to an assault call. When they arrived, they spoke with a 19-year-old man who was hunched over, grabbing his midsection and yelling.
Police asked him if he needed help, but he continued to yell and refuse medical attention, Denton police spokeswoman Allison Beckwith said.
The security guard told police the man refused to leave the property after being asked to do so several times. The security guard told the man he would call the police and while he was walking away, the man shoved the guard, and then punched his forehead and the right side of his chest, according to the police report.
The report says the guard grabbed the suspect’s backpack when he recovered and attempted to get him off the property, and the suspect punched the guard twice again.
Beckwith said the guard didn’t want to press charges, but instead wanted to issue the suspect a notice of criminal trespass.
The report didn’t say why the security guard originally wanted him to leave the property.
