Trooper charged in officer attack

ROCKY MOUNT Charges against Trooper Byron Varnell include assault on a government official and assault by strangulation.

According to the Rocky Mount Telegram, Varnell attacked Officer James Reynolds last week.

The paper said Reynolds tased Varnell's father during an arrest earlier the same day Reynolds was allegedly attacked.

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