Red Oak Police responded to the scene of an injured Red Oak man on Friday at 6:00pm to assist Red Oak Rescue, when the man became combative.

53-year-old Kenneth Eugene Stroup of Red Oak had been intoxicated and was bleeding from his head after a fall.  While being helped Mr. Stroup became combative and assaulted a paramedic.  He was subdued and transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital where he was later cleared.

After being cleared from the hospital Stroup was arrested for Assault on a Health Care Provider, A Serious Misdemeanor.  Stroup also had two separate active warrants out of Decatur and Clarke Counties fro Failure to Appear.  He was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on three different bonds set at $1,000; $2,000; and $2,000 all cash only.  The Red Oak Police Department was assisted by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.