The scuffle occurred around 9:30 a.m. when Officer Jamie Hardy responded to a call of vandalism in the Green Garden Court area where the victim said a man identified as John Glenn Mills Jr. had damaged satellite dishes.

As Hardy spoke with Mills, 60, of Roanoke Rapids, the man became agitated, Chief Chuck Hasty said, and claimed he had come to the area to work on cable.

When Hardy tried to arrest Mills, a scuffle ensued with Hardy and Officer Linda Baker.

The officers received minor cuts and scrapes and were treated by supervisors on the scene.

Hasty said Mills is a not a cable or satellite technician, but declined further elaboration.

Mills was charged with two counts of damage to property for the satellite dishes; two counts of assault on an officer and two counts resist, delay and obstruct.

He received a $2,000 bond and May 22 court date.

Master Officer Roy Ball assisted.

In unrelated cases Wednesday, Hasty reported:

Around 4:30 p.m., Ball stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation at Highway 158 and Georgia Avenue. During the stop Ball found that Carlos Demetrius Crawford, 28, of Roanoke Rapids, had outstanding warrants.

Crawford was taken into custody without trouble and was arrested for a probation violation and a warrant for resist, delay and obstruct an officer.

Crawford, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was given a $2,000 bond and an April 20 court date.

The driver was cited for the violation.

Hardy assisted in this arrest.

Around 4 p.m., Officer Greg Colson responded to investigate a larceny call at Walmart.

Loss prevention informed Colson that Dennis Gregory Quick, 33, of Hamlet, picked up items in the store. He then went to the customer service area and returned the items as if he had purchased them. Colson arrested and charged Quick with obtaining property by false pretense, larceny and possession of stolen goods,

Quick was given a $2,000 bond and an April 22 court date.