Temper and urine land man in jail

A Palmer man is facing a litany of charges after Palmer police say he twice hit a pedestrian with whom he'd been arguing Saturday, then spat and flung urine at the officers who arrested him.

After Rashad Hinson was arrested by Detective Kelly Turney and officer Ed Mooney, on the way to the patrol car, Hinson spat in Mooney's face, Turney said. He said Hinson, in the back of the Turney's car, wet himself.

Back at the police station, Turney said, Hinson again wet himself, kicked off his shoes, soaked up the urine with his socks and flung it at the two police officers.

Asked how much urine struck him, Turney said, "Enough. One drop is too much. There was quite a bit on the floor ... There was a definitely a visible puddle."

Turney said Hinson was charged with three counts of first-degree harassment under a statute enacted last year that increased penalties when a person throws a bodily fluid on a police officer or first responder.