Springfield police officer Ryan Carter was treated at the hospital for a broken jaw, police said.
Miguel SosaSPRINGFIELD – Miguel Sosa, of Springfield, was charged with assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest after he punched a police officer in the head, breaking his cheekbone, police said.
Police charged Sosa, 20, of 769 Union Street, Springfield, with assault and battery of a police officer, resisting arrest, threatening to commit a crime and giving a false name to a police officer just after midnight Sunday after he refused to leave Center Stage at 265 Dwight Street.
Police said Sosa and two others were asked to leave the establishment because they were acting unruly.
Police said Sosa punched Officer Ryan Carter, who was working security at the club, in the head. Police said Carter was taken to the hospital and treated for a broken jaw.
View full sizePeter Prado, left, and Jose Sanchez, rightAlso charged in the incident was Jose Sanchez, 30, of Marion Street, Springfield, and Peter Prado, 19, of Girard Avenue, Springfield, who were both charged with being a disorderly person and possession of a class C substance.
All three were arraigned in Springfield District Court on Monday. The cases were continued to April 19.
Police said Sosa and Prado are under age 21 and were drinking at Center Stage. The case will be turned over to the city’s License Commission for investigation, police said.