Around 9:45pm on Tuesday, July 5th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to the 400 block of North Whitesboro Street for a report of a male subject laying down in the roadway near the railroad crossing. Police made contact with an aggressive and intoxicated 46-year-old Charles Blake of Galesburg. According to police reports, Blake told officers he broke no law and that he did not need to speak to the police. When officers informed Blake he was under arrest for Public Intoxication, he became more agitated and attempted to push away from officers. He was taken into custody and police were forced to threaten him with pepper spray if he didn’t enter a squad car. An officer suffered a laceration to the hand when trying to detain Blake. Blake was transported to the Knox County Jail and charged with Public Intoxication and Felony charges for Resisting a Peace Officer.
