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Man sent to workhouse in assault on two Chattanooga police officers

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photo Jess Brandon Osborne

A man received five days at the workhouse after assaulting two Chattanooga police officers.

Jess Brandon Osborne, 39, was arrested in December at the Outback Steakhouse on Hamilton Place Boulevard after he slapped Officer Ronald Zirk’s hands away and struck him in the face.

He kicked another officer, Sgt. Mark Haskins, in the ankle.

Osborne reportedly became disruptive at a party where his ex-girlfriend was, according to the report. He sustained injuries to his forehead during the scuffle to get him into custody.

All five charges that he faced were misdemeanors — two counts of assault, public intoxication, disorderly conduct and possession of a prescription pill which authorities later learned he had a prescription for.