Idaho Falls man arrested for domestic battery and battery on an officer

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 26-year-old Tyson R. Cook for domestic battery, battery on an officer and other charges.

On June 3rd, Sherrif’s deputies responded to reports of a man and woman fighting in a vehicle and driving recklessly. The pair eventually pulled into their residence on Deloy Drive and the fight continued.

Deputies were able to determine from witnesses and neighbors that Cook had been physically fighting with another adult female in his vehicle while driving all over the roadway, running a stop sign, and speeding. The witnesses said that as Cook and the female arrived at their residence on Deloy Dr. the physical fight continued to their apartment resulting in Cook kicking in the door. The fight continued out of the apartment and back out to the vehicle where a neighbor was able to help the female into their apartment and keep her away from Cook as deputies were arriving on scene.

While being detained by Deputies on scene Cook fought with officers, kicking at them and attempting to get away. During this time a Deputy was struck in the knee by Cook causing injury and another experienced a minor hand injury in their attempt to gain control of Cook.

While in route to the jail Cook offered money to the transporting Deputy to let him go and even after being turned down and advised it was against the law to bribe an officer he continued with an offer of more money to just let him go.

Cook was then booked into the Bonneville County Jail on charges of battery on and officer, misdemeanor domestic battery, malicious injury to property, bribery of a police officer, resisting and obstructing, and reckless driving.

The female victim sustained minor injuries and the Deputy who sustained a knee injury was later checked at a medical facility.