MARATHON, Fla. – A Marathon man was arrested Tuesday after he spat in the face of a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy, authorities announced Wednesday.
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According to MCSO spokesman Adam Linhardt, deputies spotted Robert John Hermanson, 59, sleeping at the Crane Point Museum and Nature Center in Marathon around 3 a.m. Tuesday where multiple no trespassing signs are posted.
Linhardt said Hermanson gave deputies a false name, date of birth and Social Security number, but his real name was learned shortly thereafter.
Deputies also learned that Hermanson had an active arrest warrant from Miami-Dade County.
According to Linhardt, Hermanson “ignored a deputy’s commands and spit in his face. He also pushed and pulled away while being arrested.”
Hermanson was then booked into jail.
He faces charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and providing false information to law enforcement.