The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office says a Monticello man was arrested after he reportedly resisted arrest and hit a deputy. Deputies responded to the Social Security Office in Pulaski County after getting a report of a man inside the building causing a disturbance. When deputies got to the scene, they found Joshua Hardwick outside. Officials said Hardwick looked intoxicated. During his arrest, deputies said Hardwick resisted and hit a deputy in the face. Hardwick was then able to get on top of the deputy, choke and strangle him. Hardwick was eventually taken into custody. He faces several charges, including public intoxication, resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer, strangulation and disorderly conduct. Hardwick was taken to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital after deputies said he injured himself in the back of the police car. When he was discharged he was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center.
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