Naperville Man Charged After Deputy Hurt During Arrest

NAPERVILLE, IL — A Naperville man is being held on $250,000 bond after police say he hurt a DuPage County Sheriff's Office Deputy while resisting arrest. Nathan Pope, 40, of the 100 block of E. Bailey Road, was charged with resisting or obstructing a peace officer with injury.

According to prosecutors, a deputy tried to take Pope into custody after Pope appeared in court regarding an outstanding arrest warrant. Police say Pope "physically resisted" the officer's efforts to arrest him, injuring the officer's arm and lower back, per a news release.

"Day in and day out, our deputies do an outstanding job in protecting courthouse personnel as well as hundreds of visitors each day," DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release.

He added, "They have an extremely difficult and at times dangerous job, which they perform with exceptional professionalism. There is no justification whatsoever for the type of behavior alleged against Mr. Pope and I want to make it abundantly clear that any physical contact with any officer of the court will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law."

Pope is set to appear in court again June 12.