A Hispanic man is jailed following a skirmish with a Greenfield Police officer over the Christmas holiday.
Officer Sunny Sherwood clocked 21 year old Christian Quiroz on charges of speeding and reckless driving through Greenfield.
While completing the traffic stop, Quiroz became combative with the officer and attempted to back over the police cruiser, and then assaulted the officer by striking her in the face with his elbow and then fled on foot.
He was picked up short time later and was charged with DUI, aggravated assault, speeding and reckless driving.
He was arrested been placed behind bars at the Weakley County Detention Center in Dresden.
