Man accused of resisting arrest, biting officer’s wrist at west Lincoln gas station

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man bit an officer while resisting arrest at a west Lincoln gas station late Thursday night, police say.

Around 10:50 p.m., officers spoke with 20-year-old Thiep Nuot at Casey’s near Southwest Sixth and A streets.

Police said Nuot was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol.

After a sobriety test, Nuot tackled an officer to the ground and bit him on the wrist, police said.

Eventually, officers were able to take him into custody.  At the jail, Nuot bit another officer, according to police.

Nuot was arrested on suspicion of assault on an officer, resisting arrest, driving under the influence and criminal mischief.