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Officer bitten during Atchison arrest

05/13/2025

Michael Bethea/Credit: Atchison Co Sheriff

(KAIR)--A Sunday afternoon response by Atchison Police to a residence where a disturbance was reported turned into a struggle resulting in dog bite injuries for one of the responding officers.

That's according to Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson who says when officers arrived at the residence, located in the 1000 block of South 7th Street, around 4:45 Sunday afternoon, they "made contact with Michael Bethea who was wanted on a Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear in court."

Wilson, in a release, alleges that the 34-year-old Bethea "resisted the arrest," leading to a struggle with officers and to one of the officers being bitten by a dog inside the residence.

The officer was taken to Amberwell Atchison where they were treated for several dog bites and released.

Bethea was ultimately arrested for interference with law enforcement, assault on a law enforcement officer, and the Municipal Court warrant. He was booked into the Atchison County Jail.

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