By KALIN KROHE
Panhandle Post
An off-duty Scottsbluff Police Officer contacted a man in the parking lot behind the police department in the early morning hours of Feb. 18.
The man told the officer he was, “going to kill a cop” while asking him if he was a cop. The officer remained in his vehicle and alerted other officers inside the police station who came out to help.
"The male subject was concealing the contents of one of his hands and refused to comply with the officers commands to show his hands," Scottsbluff Police Captain Lance Kite said. "The officers believed the male to be armed. Attempts were made to get the subject to comply without success. An altercation ensued, which led to two officers receiving minor injuries."
The man continued to threaten the officers. They deployed an electronic control device to get him into handcuffs.
The officers found an edged weapon in man's hand.
21-year-old Trey Arellano of Gering was arrested for 2nd Degree Assault on an Officer, Terroristic Threats, Resisting Arrest and Use of a Deadly Weapon to Commit a Felony.
Arellano was booked into the Scotts Bluff County Jail.
The officers received minor treatments for their injuries and immediately returned to duty.
The Scottsbluff Fire Department, Valley Ambulance Services, Gering Police Department and Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office also assisted with this situation.