Paul Widner/Credit: Atchison Co Sheriff's Office 

 

(KAIR)--An Atchison man is facing charges after a Friday morning incident involving police and an injured animal.

Police Chief Mike Wilson says officers were called to the 1300 block of L Street just after 9:00 on a report of a man beating a dog with a board.

When officers arrived, they found 51-year-old Paul Widner outside a residence along with the injured animal.

Authorities say Widner became confrontational, making threatening movements toward officers while holding both a board and a knife.

He was taken into custody at the scene and booked into the Atchison County Jail on charges including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and animal cruelty.

The dog was removed by animal control and taken to a veterinary clinic for treatment.