Vaughn Decker Jr. of Springfield and Francisco Saillant of East Longmeadow were both taken into custody Saturday morning after allegedly fighting with police in two separate incidents.
SPRINGFIELD- Two Pioneer Valley residents are in the city lock up after separate incidents early Saturday morning where they allegedly attacked Springfield police officers.
Vaughn Decker Jr., 40, of 5 Fayette St., Springfield was arrested after officers on tornado security patrols approached him on Maple Street.
"Officers saw him acting suspiciously behind 150 Maple St. as part of an ongoing watch of tornado-affected neighborhoods," said Lt. John K. Slepchuk. "When they approached him and he was found to be in possession of drugs, he became combative and fought with the officers."
Decker was subdued and taken into custody, Slepchuk said. He is charged with possession of a class-b substance (cocaine), possession of a class-e substance (prescription pills), and with two counts of assault and battery on a police officer.
Then around 5 a.m., East Longmeadow resident Francisco Saillant, 44, was allegedly seen harassing females in front of 65 Leyfred Terrace.
Slepchuk said that when officers approached him, he became combative, trying to fight them off.
Saillant was taken into custody, however, and charged with two counts of assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Both Decker and Saillant were held awaiting arraignment in Springfield District Court.