Assault charge ends in plea

PULLMAN – A man arrested in Pullman after allegedly attacking an officer who was giving him a ticket for littering has pled guilty to assault.

Brad Rost, 26, Lewiston, was booked unto Whitman County Jail June 7.

According to the police report, Pullman Officer Breauna Banks saw Rost throw a fountain drink at a moving car on Grand Ave. Officer Banks turned around in her police car and saw Rost throw a fast food bag and wrapper into the street.

Officer Banks contacted Rost and told him to pick up his trash or he would be ticketed for littering. According to the police report, he was verbally hostile and began to walk away. Officer Banks attempted to detain him and he hit her in the arm with his fist, then grabbed her. Officer Banks broke away, drew her taser and told him to get on the ground or be tased. Rost continued to argue and then lunged at her with his hands in fists. The taser was deployed and Rost went to the ground. Another officer arrived to assist in the arrest.

Rost was ticketed for littering and booked on charges of assault and obstruction of a law enforcement officer.

Rost pleaded guilty July 10 to assault in the third degree. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 12 months community custody. According to sentencing documents, the primary focus of supervision should be evaluating and treating mental health.