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Man Arrested After Delivery Driver Is Assaulted in Chemnitz

Discovery of four outstanding arrest warrants has prompted prosecutors to open investigations into resistance, assault, dangerous bodily harm, insult, fraud.

Overview

  • A delivery driver was attacked after two men refused to pay for an order and took the food in a Mehrfamilienhaus on Gießerstraße, according to police.
  • When officers arrived the 27-year-old primary suspect tried to hide and actively resisted arrest before being located and controlled by police.
  • During transport to custody the suspect bit an officer’s hand and spat at the officer, causing minor injuries.
  • Authorities found four open arrest warrants for the 27-year-old and transferred him to a correctional facility while opening multiple criminal investigations.
  • Police said the suspects were Latvians and part of a group of compatriots at the scene and investigators are pursuing charges that could include resistance, attack on officers, dangerous bodily harm, insult and fraud.