Bryan Man Found Guilty Of Assaulting A Bryan Police Officer In 2018

Photo of the entrance to the Brazos County courthouse, April 13 2016.
Photo of the entrance to the Brazos County courthouse, April 13 2016.

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September 13 marks six years since a Bryan police officer received multiple injuries during an assault in the downtown area.

The Bryan man charged with aggravated assault of the officer decided to have a trial with a judge and not a jury delivering the verdict.

Last week, the judge found 60 year old Earnest Key Johnson guilty of the assault, evading arrest causing serious bodily injury, resisting arrest, and possession of a controlled substance.

Johnson’s punishment will be determined following a pre sentence investigation.

Online court records show among the reasons it took almost six years to bring the case to trial, was Johnson undergoing three psychiatric evaluations.

A Bryan police spokesman tells WTAW News that on September 13, 2018, the officer responded to a report of a suspicious person. When the officer attempted to detain the person, Johnson began the assault.

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