ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A Circleville man has pled guilty to the felonious assault of an Ohio Highway Patrol trooper.
49-year-old Dennis Pryor was arrested on March 13 after a DUI traffic stop along Route 23.
According to reports at the time, troopers approached his Ford Mustang and noticed a distinct alcohol odor. Following the failure of a field sobriety test, Pryor was placed under arrest. It was then, troopers said, the man began fighting with them. One trooper was transported to the hospital suffering from a torn shoulder muscle.
Dennis Pryor faces up to a decade behind bars. He remains in custody at the Ross County Jail.
