Watch: LaGrange Cop Attacked in Playground Fight

A police officer in middle Georgia who was responding to a call about a playground fight got involved in the fracas as well.

The incident happened Saturday in LaGrange, when Officer Brady Pike responded to the call around 3 pm. The call was about a man allegedly creating a disturbance at the park, according to LaGrange News.

Police say the man had grabbed a child who didn't belong to him; the child's parents were nearby. When Pike asked the man to put the child down, he lunged at the officer and hit him in the face.

After a scuffle and other officers and bystanders getting involved, the man was subdued and arrested. His name has not been released.

Some other bystanders recorded the fight on video.

The officer suffered a bloody nose and some scrapes. He was taken to a local hospital and is expected to be fine.