Uniontown man charged with spitting on trooper after DUI stop
A Uniontown man is facing aggravated assault and other charges after he allegedly spit on a state police trooper following a DUI stop in Pershing Court.
Trooper Robert Hughes wrote in court documents he saw Matthew Terrell Perry, 29, speed through a stop sign at the intersection of Pershing Court and Hickle Street at about 3:20 a.m. Sunday.
He was stopped and admitted to drinking and taking medication, according to the affidavit of probable cause filed in his case. Police accused him of acting combatively and threatening officers.
Outside Uniontown Hospital, he allegedly spit on a trooper twice.
At the state police barracks, he allegedly slammed his head off the wall, breaking a ceiling tile.
He is charged with aggravated assault and simple assault in one case and DUI, institutional vandalism, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct in a second case.
Bail was set at $40,000 in the first case and $10,000 in the second case. He remains in the Fayette County lockup in lieu of bond.