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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 9, 1993                   TAG: 9304090311
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV11   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

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BLACKSBURG POLICE OFFICER THREATENED

Blacksburg police arrested a New York man Thursday after an officer was threatened.

John Crandall, 41, of Scotia, N.Y., was charged with disorderly conduct, assaulting a police officer and obstruction of justice by resisting arrest.

Crandall was apprehended on the U.S. 460 bypass about 9:15 a.m. after a citizen called to complain that a man was walking down the highway, Sgt. Bruce Bradberry said.

When approached, the man picked up a large stick and threatened the officer. He dropped the stick and fled, but was caught in a nearby field.

Crandall was being held in Montgomery County jail without bond.

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