A Dewey man faces charges of assault on a police officer after an incident that occurred during the booking process on a separate charge.

 30-year-old Reynaldo Vasquez Junior was arrested on July 7th on the charge of child neglect and was being taken to the Washington County Jail in Bartlesville for booking. According to an affidavit, after arriving at the jail, Vasquez allegedly jerked and spun out of the hold of an officer and “intentionally” elbowed the officer in the left flank. He told police that it was an accident.

Vasquez is being held on a $20,000 bond and his next court date will be on July 19^th