Deputy Attacked Trying To Break Up Fight In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, Md. - A Worcester County Sheriff's Deputy tries to break up a fight in Ocean city and ends up getting attacked.

Authorities say the incident happened on Sunday around 6:34 a.m.at the Alamo Hotel in West Ocean City. Officials say after arriving on scene the Deputy saw three people fighting in the parking lot, one of them being 19-year-old Isreal Haggerty II. As the Deputy was talking with Haggerty, a juvenile female approached him and stated that she had been assaulted, officials said. The juvenile allegedly became disorderly so the Deputy attempted to place her under arrest. However, officials say the juvenile assaulted the Deputy as he was placing handcuffs on her. The Deputy tried to restrain the juvenile but that's when officials say Haggerty attacked the Deputy. The Worcester County Deputy used his Tazer and subdued Haggerty and placed him under arrest.

Authorities say the juvenile along with 44-year-old Stephen Stark and 19-year-old Brent Monroe began to fight with another subject. The Deputy then placed those three subjects under arrest as well.

Officials also learned that Monroe and Haggerty broke into another apartment in the Alamo hotel.

Haggerty faces multiple charges including assault on a police officer and first and third degree burglary. He is being held on $50,000.00 bond. Monroe is facing first and third degree burglary charges. He is being held on $25,000.00 bond. Stark was charged with disorderly conduct and released. The juvenile female was charged with assault on a police officer, second degree assault and resisting arrest. She is being held in a facility in Laurel, MD.