The man caught on camera hitting an NOPD officer with a metal chair has turned himself into authorities.
The alleged assault happened Jan. 3 in the 800 block of Harrison Avenue.
An NOPD report says, “At approximately 1:20 a.m., a fully NOPD Third District officer working on a detail for the Lakeview Crime Prevention District viewed a fight occurring in the 800 block of Harrison Avenue. The officer arrived on the scene and gave verbal commands to those involved to stop. At that time, the pictured unknown white male armed himself with a metal chair and struck the officer before fleeing the scene on foot. The officer sustained minor injuries.”
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Witness testimony and a tip to Crimestoppers led NOPD to positively identify Zachary Bott, 21, as the perpetrator in the incident.
An arrest warrant was obtained on a charge of battery of a police officer.
Under the guidance of his attorney, Bott turned himself into NOPD’s Violent Offender Warrant Squad earlier today. He was booked accordingly into the Orleans Parish Justice Center.
