Police-Related Assaults Prompt Arrests, Probe Across Four Countries

Three people were arrested after a disturbance near Airport Road in Colorado Springs early Sunday. Police said 19-year-old Samuel Pierre had threatened a business employee with a tire iron and resisted arrest; officers used a Taser to take him into custody. A 19-year-old woman, Erika Franklin, was accused of attacking an officer during the struggle, while 18-year-old Brihanna Drewyor allegedly kicked a firefighter who was evaluating her for acute intoxication. The officer and firefighter suffered minor injuries, and the suspects were arrested on suspicion of menacing and assault-related offenses.