A Carroll man faces multiple charges for allegedly stealing a car and assaulting a police officer over the weekend. According to the Carroll Police Department, 32-year-old Asher Dodd Herrin was arrested on Saturday in connection to two separate incidents. Court records show Herrin was charged with operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent, an aggravated misdemeanor, for driving off with a car parked in the Merchant’s Park lot on Thursday, May 8. Herrin was taken into custody on Saturday after police say he took a hammer without paying from the Carroll Ace Hardware. Authorities attempted to arrest Herrin a few hours later in the 100 block of E 6th Street on the outstanding charges, but he resisted, leading to one of the officers suffering a concussion from hitting his head on a block wall. As a result, Herrin was also booked for assault on persons in certain occupations with intent to cause serious injury, a class D felony, and fifth-degree theft, a simple misdemeanor. As of this (Monday) morning, Herrin remained in custody at the Carroll County jail pending future court appearances.
