Missouri man on lawnmower charged with DWI, fighting with police

FULTON, Mo. – A central Missouri man with a history of drunken driving offenses faces a new charge after he was spotted driving a lawnmower recklessly.

Jeremy Cochran, 44, of Fulton, was charged Tuesday with driving while intoxicated, tampering with evidence, resisting arrest and assault on a law enforcement officer. No attorney is listed for him in online court records.

The Columbia Daily-Tribune reports that he was taken into custody Monday in Fulton. Maj. Roger Rice said officers had to fight with Cochran to arrest him but that nobody was injured in the scuffle.

He was taken to the Callaway County Jail and was being held on a $15,000 cash-only bond.

This story was originally published March 30, 2016 at 8:05 AM with the headline "Missouri man on lawnmower charged with DWI, fighting with police."