Arkansas Game & Fish officer injured in altercation; teen arrested

An Arkansas Game and Fish Commission officer needed treatment at a hospital after he was knocked unconscious during a fight with a teen at a Dollar General store, authorities said.

The officer, whose name and age were not released, responded at 12:30 p.m. Monday to a suspicious person reported at the store at 2331 Arkansas 124 in Russellville, according to a news release from the Pope County sheriff's office.

Deputies said they found the officer after someone called 911 to report the officer was unconscious after an altercation with a man, later identified as Jay Burgess.

Burgess, 19, fled the area on foot and was caught about two hours later near a home in the 3000 block of the state highway, the release said.

Records show the Dardanelle resident was arrested and booked into the Pope County jail on charges of second-degree battery on a law enforcement officer and several misdemeanor offenses. He remained in jail Tuesday with no bail set.

The injured officer was taken to an area hospital for treatment, authorities said.

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State Desk on 08/29/2018

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