Joshua Gehloff (Otter Tail County Jail)
PERHAM, Minn. (KFGO) – A Perham man has been sentenced for assaulting a police officer and spitting on two others while being arrested.
On Monday, 37-year-old Joshua Gehloff was sentenced to three years of probation for fourth-degree assault of a police officer and DWI.
Prosecutors say on Aug. 11, Gehloff left the scene of a crash and was located by Perham Police in a hotel parking lot. Officers say they spoke with Gehloff, who admitted to the accident and that he’d been drinking before he drove.
During the interaction, an officer learned that Gehloff had a previous DWI and was supposed to have an ignition interlock, but the device was not installed in his vehicle. Court documents say Gehloff refused a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer, telling officers he would fail.
Police tried to arrest Gehloff, but say he physically resisted. During the arrest, police say Gehloff spit on two officers, kicked at another, and hit a fourth officer in the nose. Gehloff was taken into custody and later submitted to a breath test, which showed he had a .237 blood alcohol content.
In September, Gehloff pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault for transferring bodily fluids on a police officer and DWI. Charges of fourth-degree assault of a police officer causing demonstrable bodily harm and damaging an unattended vehicle were dismissed.
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