Topeka man arrested after hitting police

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka man is facing a host of charges including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, battery, interference with a police officer, theft of a motor vehicle, and attempting to elude the police after fleeing from police on a bicycle.

Brian Eshom, 53, was in the 2000 block of Western on Sunday, April 3, when officers spotted two vehicles that appeared to be disabled. After one of the vehicles took off Eschom retrieved a bicycle from the back of a truck and, according to the Topeka Police Department, attempted to run.

Eshom was stopped, but according to the Topeka Police Department, he began to fight with officers and hit several of them. It wasn't until after he was in custody that officers recognized Eschom from a previous case. He was then arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle. 

Eshom was charged with:

• aggravated assault of law enforcement officer
• battery on a law enforcement officer
• operate a vehicle without registration or tag
• interference with law enforcement officer
• theft $25,000, motor vehicle
• flee or attempt to elude
• criminal damage to property
• operate a motor vehicle without a valid license

Eshom is being held on bond at the Shawnee County Department of Corrections.