Linton man taken into custody despite a struggle with officers

A Linton man who landed a few hits on a couple of officers is now facing a couple of felonies.

Charles Daniel Kent, 42, Linton, was arrested by Officer John Agan of the Linton Police Department on Tuesday, January 14. Kent was booked into the Greene County Jail around 8 p.m.

Officer Agan was looking for Kent late that afternoon. Kent was wanted on a warrant issued on a preliminary charge of invasion of privacy in violation of a protective order, a Class A misdemeanor. This violation allegedly occurred one week earlier, on Tuesday, January 7.

Officer Agan received information that Kent was living in a camper parked at a residence on West Glenburn Road in Linton so he went there, along with LPD Officer Adam King, and talked to a woman who lived in the residence. She confirmed Kent was staying in the camper and said she thought he was currently there.

The officers knocked loudly and announced themselves but Kent did not respond. The camper was locked from the inside and Kent’s pickup truck was in the driveway. In a probable cause affidavit, Officer Agan wrote that this caused him to believe Kent was disregarding the command to come out.

LPD Chief Paul Clark and Officer Joe Riley arrived to assist, a search warrant was approved and officers entered the camper.

During the attempt to take Kent into custody, Kent allegedly resisted and struggled with the officers. Kent allegedly forcibly pushed Officer Agan and hit him with his hand several times. Kent allegedly hit Officer King on his right side and hit him on his lip. As Kent continued to resist, Officer Riley deployed his taser.

Kent was transported to Greene County General Hospital to be medically cleared before being transported to jail.

Now an additional case has been filed against Kent and he’s facing new charges of two counts of battery against a public safety official, both Level 6 felonies, and resisting law enforcement – knowingly or intentionally forcibly resisting, a Class A misdemeanor.