COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Hope Police Department and Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) on Tuesday evening investigated a possible domestic battery incident in the 12000 block of County Road 425E.
A male subject at the residence alleged that Bradley Bates had battered him. He sustained injuries to his face. BCSO was advised that Bates had left in a silver Honda.
Deputy Tyler Cooper located the suspect vehicle and initiated a traffic stop near Poshard Drive. Bradley was supposedly uncooperative and refused to exit the vehicle, so law enforcement assisted him out of the car.
The suspect became combative and allegedly physically struck Deputy Cooper multiple times in the head. Cooper was eventually able to separate himself from Bradley and deploy his Taser. Additional deputies arrived and helped in taking Bradley into custody.
After being medically cleared at Columbus Regional Health (CRH), the suspect was transported to Bartholomew County Jail and preliminarily charged with Battery on a law enforcement officer (level 5 felony), Resisting law enforcement (level 6 felony), and Domestic battery (A misdemeanor).
Deputy Cooper was taken to CRH for treatment of a concussion and other injuries received in the physical altercation.
“First off, I am glad that Deputy Cooper only suffered minor injuries,” said Sheriff Chris Lane. “This situation could have been much worse and I am proud that my deputy relied on his training and experience to handle the situation.”
This is a preliminary investigation. All persons are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.