Tuesday, David Tran of Bridge City pled guilty to assaulting a police officer and was sentenced to five years imprisonment by Judge Raquel West.
On September 7, 2022 Port Arthur Police Officers responded to the Holiday Inn located at 2929 Jimmy Johnson Blvd in reference to a suspicious male subject. The suspect was not a guest of the hotel and was following a woman, refusing to leave the property.
When officers arrived, the suspect had left on foot and was located a short distance away, behind another business. He refused to stop for officers and a taser was deployed. The suspect, identified as David Tran, a 30 year old Bridge City resident, was taken into custody and handcuffed, though he continued to resist and try to escape from officers. Tran also refused to be placed in a police unit, kicking and physically resisting. During this time of struggle, Tran kicked Sgt. S. Harper in the head, causing her to have a concussion and neck injuries requiring surgery.
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