Holmes Beach police officers arrested George McKay, of Hazard, Kentucky, Sept. 12 on three third-degree felony charges — two for battery on law enforcement officers and one for resisting an officer with violence.
McKay, 60, also is accused of three first-degree misdemeanors for threatening a law enforcement officer and a first-degree misdemeanor for domestic battery.
Officers who responded to reports of a domestic disturbance, located a woman who said McKay had punched her in the face.
With probable cause for arrest, officers entered the building where McKay was possibly inside with a firearm.
Officers found McKay in bed and they directed him to show his hands at gunpoint. He complied.
Officers attempted to detain McKay, but he refused to comply and physically resisted, kicking and pulling away, even after handcuffs were placed on him.
When officers tried to place McKay in a police vehicle, he blew mucus from his nose at an officer and renewed his attempts to physically resist, the police report stated.
McKay also threatened to shoot and kill the officers.
An officer transported McKay to the Manatee County jail, where he remained in custody with a $19,500 bond as of Sept. 16.
Convictions for a third-degree felony charge can include up to five years in prison, a $5,000 fine and up to five years of probation.
An arraignment will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
