A late-night overdose report in Springport ended with a deputy injured and a man facing felony charges.
Randy A. Grader, 46, was arrested Aug. 2 after deputies say he punched a deputy in the face while hallucinating.
Deputies and state troopers arrived on Cross Road around 11:39 p.m. and found Grader on the ground in an altered state. As they gathered information, deputies say he stood up and attacked, knocking a deputy to the ground.
Grader was charged with second-degree assault, menacing, resisting arrest, and obstruction. The deputy was treated and released from Auburn Community Hospital.
Grader was also treated for the overdose and taken to jail without bail.
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