A man is in jail after he assaulted a Phoenix Police officer while attempting to flee from the scene of a robbery.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, on January 17, 2024, around 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of 2nd Way and Dunlap Avenue regarding a robbery call. Details of the call indicated that the victim was robbed by an armed suspect. The suspect was described as an adult male with identifiable clothing.
When officers arrived, they saw a man, identified as 41-year-old Christopher Leos, matching the description of the armed suspect and attempted to contact him. Leos ran from the officers who gave chase. One officer caught up to Leos; however, Leos resisted arrest when the officer attempted to detain him. During this struggle, Leos bit the officer’s arm, breaking skin, and attempted to gain control of the officer’s duty weapon. Ultimately the officer gained control of Leos, and he was successfully arrested. The officer involved in the struggle with Leos suffered a non-life-threatening injury to one of his arms in addition to the bite. He was treated at the hospital and is now at home recovering.
The original victim of the robbery that generated this call for service did not remain on scene and was not contacted.
Leos was booked into jail on multiple counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and several outstanding arrest warrants.