Sliger sentenced to three months

Jacob Sliger, 24, Pullman, was sentenced to three months in jail July 24 after he pleaded guilty to a charge of third degree assault. Sliger was charged with spitting in the face of a Pullman police officer who had responded June 24 to what appeared to be a fight on NE Merman Drive. The officer and a deputy had been parked at the Valley Playfield and observed what they believed to be Sliger running up to two men on NE Merman and shoving one to the ground.

The report said Sliger told the officers he didn’t want to go back to jail and resisted arrest. At one point he spit into the face of the Pullman officer. Later, when an ambulance was called to the scene, he allegedly kicked a fire department medical officer.

Judge David Frazier, who noted Sliger has been making court appearances since he was a juvenile, called the behavior in the case disgusting. Sliger apologized to the court and said he planned to undergo treatment for a drinking problem.

He was also ordered to pay $800 in fines and fees.