By Police1 Staff
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — An officer is recovering and a suspect is in custody after an assault Monday night.
Owners of Specialty Sports & Supply told KKTV they called police after Rickie Darrington, 42, walked into the store and demanded guns and ammo. When employees refused, he allegedly told them he was going to retrieve his personal gun and return to the store.
The owner said Darrington repeatedly attacked the female officer who responded to the scene and stomped on her face. She was transported to a local hospital where she was treated for hand and face injuries and released.
An anonymous witness told the news station he attempted to stop her bleeding with his sweater after the attack.
“It really happened so fast that he hit her like 10 times and kicked her at least twice that I saw,” he said. “I was shaking. He hit her hard, and the way he sucker punched her, I mean it was like he was trying to do more than hurt her.”
Darrington is facing two counts of second-degree on a peace officer.
An investigation is ongoing.