A Summit County grand jury has indicted a Barberton man on a felonious assault charge after police say he struck an officer in the head with a hammer during a domestic call. The 34-year-old, identified as Jacob Culbertson, is also charged with domestic violence and resisting arrest and remains in custody. The officer was treated at Summa Barberton Hospital and is expected to recover.
According to Cleveland 19, the grand jury returned the indictment today, and Culbertson is scheduled to be arraigned on March 9. The station reports officers said Culbertson had barricaded himself in a bedroom, and that they forced their way in before the alleged hammer attack.
Local reporting shows the incident began around 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 2 on the 600 block of Charles Avenue, after Culbertson’s father called police to report his son had been drinking and turned violent. The father told dispatch that his son threw a beer can that hit him in the arm. When officers arrived, they found Culbertson barricaded, and an officer was reportedly struck when police forced entry into the room, according to the Akron Beacon Journal…