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Germantown resident Jermaine Palmer did not go down quietly on Friday, June 30, after assaulting multiple officers who sought to take him into custody for breaking into a home, according to authorities.
Shortly after 8 p.m. on Friday, officers were called to the 7900 block of Spiceberry Circle, where there was a report of a man spraying a fire extinguisher in the hallway.
At the scene, officers found a woman who said that the fire extinguisher-wielding man - later identified as Palmer - also broke into her apartment.
When confronted by responding officers in the area of Washington Grove Lane and Mineral Spring Drive, police say that Palmer punched one in the face, knocking him to the ground, where he hit his head and was knocked unconscious.
He then fled toward the Flower Hill Shopping Center. The officer was taken to an area hospital for “serious but non-life-threatening injuries.”
Palmer was tracked to McDonald’s in the 18270 block of Flower Hill Way and when officers attempted to arrest him, he “actively resisted and repeatedly punched multiple officers.”
After a struggle, he was placed into custody, and a second officer had to be taken to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries during the scuffle.
The 35-year-old was taken to an area hospital and then to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he was charged with:
- Multiple counts of assault;
- Possession of controlled dangerous substances;
- Burglary.
Palmer is being held without bond.
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