Man accused of assaulting Dresden officer pleads guilty, faces 10 years
August 28, 2018
A Zanesville man is facing 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to an altercation involving two area police officers at a Dresden gas station.
Muskingum County Assistant Prosecutor Ron Welch said Bradley Boyer, 29, assaulted a Dresden police officer while he and another patrolman from Frazeysburg attempted to make an arrest on May 31.
According to Welch, Boyer was a passenger in a vehicle with two other men when they were pulled over for a traffic stop.
After running their information, Welch said officers learned that Boyer had a child support warrant in his name.
Boyer resisted his arrest and began to fight officers to the point of being shocked with a Taser, Welch said.
However, Boyer managed to break the Taser and went after the Dresden officer’s gun, assaulting him in the process.
At that point, Welch said the other men who were in the car with Boyer helped officers restrain Boyer so he could be placed in handcuffs.
Welch said the officers involved in the violent confrontation deserve recognition for showing a great deal of restraint when not only their safety was in jeopardy, but also the safety of the bystanders at the gas station.
“They were fortunate enough to not end up in a position where deadly force was necessary,” said Welch.
Welch said the police officer who was assaulted missed work for a few day due to his injuries but is back on the force.
Boyer was charged with several felonies in the incident and pleaded guilty on Monday to aggravated robbery, assault on a police officer, obstructing official business and vandalism. The aggravated robbery charge against Boyer is a result of his attempt to take an officer’s gun.
According to Welch, Boyer is recommended 10 years in prison in his plea but still awaits official sentencing.
Had Boyer avoided the conflict, Welch said he would have faced time in county jail as a maximum penalty for the outstanding child support warrant, which is not a felony.
Jane doe • Oct 11, 2018 at 1:20 am
I am concealing my identity also, in fear of retaliation from Boyers family. Anyone who really knew brad knew he was not right in the head at all. I know several people who’s lives have been forever changed. He is a sick man and never cared about anything or anyone other than himself I have known him since he was young and lived in frazeysburg. Why people are on here pretending that he’s great wonderful person.. hopefully he’s ready for the marry go round
Sara • Sep 2, 2018 at 1:53 pm
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Anonymous • Sep 2, 2018 at 10:48 am
Clearly no one knows the real Bradley at all!!! If he was so called paying child support or paying on the back child support he wouldn’t have a warrant that’s common Sense. I’ve know Bradley for years he would never take his meds he’s a very unstable person. He’s a very Violent guy would pick a fight with anyone would start shit just to start it hes NOT a very good good and saying that he’s change since Craig’s death that’s a lie he’s gotten worst his family should of gotten him help years ago!!!! And him being sober ummmm smoking weed and drinking on a daily basis is not being sober! Bradley was a ticking time bomb and I do Believe he would do something like this just look at his pass!!!! And calling him a god fearing man is just ridiculous On how he acts and how he would people I’ve seen him do some fuck up shit to people because I’ve been around him!!! The things I’ve seen Bradley boyer do to be are horrible and he gets what he deserves it’s been along time coming for him!!!!!
Tyler Blair • Aug 31, 2018 at 1:08 am
Ok do why is it that you personally have the dash cam footage??? And why was only 1 surveillance video from the certified showed to bradley while he is in jail, which btw only shows what happened before the altercation. I also want to see and hear the footage so how do I go about contacting you for it? I wasn’t there at all I will say that. But why would they charge him with vandalism? And not resisting arrest. And how do we go about getting all the statements from all the police officers and witnesses? Bradley is a great person and a great friend.
All being said there needs to be dash cams and body cams released or at least I need to know how to obtain them.
Anonymous • Aug 31, 2018 at 1:03 am
Ok do why is it that you personally have the dash cam footage??? And why was only 1 surveillance video from the certified showed to bradley while he is in jail, which btw only shows what happened before the altercation. I also want to see and hear the footage so how do I go about contacting you for it? I wasn’t there at all I will say that. But why would they charge him with vandalism? And not resisting arrest. And how do we go about getting all the statements from all the police officers and witnesses? Bradley is a great person and a great friend.
All being said there needs to be dash cams and body cams released or at least I need to know how to obtain them.
Laura • Aug 29, 2018 at 1:25 am
First of all, why was he off his meds? That’s no excuse. Secondly, if he complied with the officers, he wouldn’t be in the situation. Duh.
Donna Boyer • Aug 28, 2018 at 8:42 pm
You aren’t nothing but whata be cops that first of all lied to him from the get go , you never told him it was for Child support you told him it was for Attempt attempt of court!!! You than after he turn his head and ask you what it was for ,then you pisses of shit cops started saying he was under Arrest For resisting !!!! So tell the truth you fake ass liars!!!! I have all the respect in the world for policeman but these 2 Jokers are police at all!!! Brad is no sant but he wouldn’t have hurt anyone only his self!!! Please stop the lies!!!!
Jim Carnes • Aug 28, 2018 at 8:05 pm
Trying to post again.
Please show us the dash camera footage so people can stop trashing the officer’s name.
Jim Carnes • Aug 28, 2018 at 7:20 pm
Release the footage. I spoke to the officer that was involved in the altercation and he said there were multiple angles that are able to be viewed. There’s the police dash camera, a bystander’s cellphone footage, and the footage from the security camera at the certified gas station.
I’ve used a fake name to cover my identity and connected to a friend’s wireless network to make this post. Please FOIA the footage and post it in an update to this news article. I have attempted to conceal my identity for fear of retaliation by the defendant’s family.’;
Kari Derexson • Aug 28, 2018 at 6:45 pm
These cops do NOT deserve recognition! They are telling lies about this! They ignored his mental history and manipulated his mental evaluation! Not only that they AGGRESSIVELY approached him and used every trick in the book to give him no option to fight in court! They scared him, alone, into taking a plea telling him he would get 23 years if found guilty! For RESISTING?! WHICH THEY NEVER CHARGED HIM WITH! Put him in the hole for nothing 2 weeks up until trial! Bradley suffers from many mental illnesses and was not on his medication at the time! They DID NOT WARN HIM BEFORE THEY TAZED HIM! HE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF WANTING TO HURT ANYONE BUT HIMSELF AND ITS ALL OVER THE VIDEOS!
NOW THEY WANT TO ACT LIKE THEY DID SOMETHING GOOD? THEY AGGRESSIVELY APPROACHED AND BRUTALLY BEAT AND TAZED SOMEONE WHO WAS CRYING FOR HIS LIFE AND SCARED BECAUSE HE SUFFERS MENTALLY! BRADLEY IS A LOVING INDIVIDUAL WHO DOES EVERYTHING TO INFLUENCE THIS WORLD POSITIVELY! HE DOES NOT DESERVE HIS FACE SMEARED ALL OVER! Bradley has always respected the police! Hates breaking crimes! Anyone who knows Bradley knows that he suffers mentally and they completely ignored his medical records that I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION! PLEASE ANYONE WHO KNOWS BRADLEY ATTEST THAT HE WOULD NEVER HURT ANYONE AND DOES NOT DESERVE FOR THIS STORY TO BE ON HERE! L THEY ARE SO WRONG AND NOW THEY ARE BLASTING HIS FACE LIKE HES SOME VIOLENT PERSON! THESE ARE LIES! ANOTHER FABRICATED STORY BY DRESDEN AND FRAZEYSBURG! FREEDOM OF SPEECH! I BETTER NOT GET DELETED!