East Texan charged in assault of public servant
Posted/updated on: December 21, 2020 at 4:41 pm
HENDERSON COUNTY — Henderson County authorities say an East Texas man assaulted a deputy Sunday morning. According to the department, Joshua Smitherman assaulted a deputy while being arrested and escaped on foot. Smitherman was first located in the Cherokee Shores subdivision, after officers received a call of a suspicious person. Smitherman was eventually located and arrested for aggravated assault against a public servant.
