A Leland man is accused of assaulting an officer.
Alfredo Gutierrez, 20, of Walker Street NE was arrested Jan. 24 and charged with misdemeanor assault on a government official/employee.
Warrants show Gutierrez assaulted an officer by grabbing the officer by the throat as the officer was investigating a noise ordinance on Jan. 24.
Gutierrez was booked in the Brunswick County Detention Facility Jan. 24 and released the same day on $5,000 bail.