Joseph Wilhoit, 33, of Marietta, is accused of resisting arrest and swinging a six-foot steel pipe at an officer, fighting with the officer for several minutes on Aug. 6 at 5:15 p.m. at the Hilton Atlanta Marietta Hotel & Conference Center, according to an arrest warrant from the Marietta Police Department.
When told by the officer that he had warrants and was under arrest, Wilhoit pulled away from the officer then swung the pipe at the officer.
Wilhoit missed and the two continued to fight until he eventually let go of the pipe. Wilhoit also had 10 grams of methamphetamine in his right front pocket that were discovered after he was placed under arrest, according to the warrant…