Two under arrest
Two Ithaca Police officers and a security officer were injured while arresting a man being pulled out of a concert at the State Street Theatre
Ithaca Police say two officers, injured in a scuffle at a concert on Saturday night, will be returning to work shortly, after recovering from injuries.
According to police reports, the two, a uniformed officer and a uniformed sargeant, were at Ithaca's State Street Theater about 8:45 Saturday night as a theater security officer was removing a concert goer for disorderly behavior.
The man, 23 year old David Wiles from Trumansburg, reportedly approached the police in a threatening manner, then got into a physical fight as they tried to arrest him, at one point taking an officer's Taser. His companion, 23 year old Juliet Halloran, from Ithaca, was also involved. She faces resisting arrest charges, he also faces assault and criminal possession of a weapon counts.
Ithaca Police say the security guard was also injured. The officers' injuries are not life threatening, but they will have medical time off before returning to duty.
