Talladega man arrested on assault charges

Damian Jovaughn Curry

A Talladega man has been charged with felony assault and escape in the third degree, as well as several misdemeanor charges, following an incident in the Mapco parking lot on Alabama 77 Friday evening.  According to Talladega Police , 27 year old  Damien Jovaughn Curry, is being held on a $20,000 bond set by Circuit Judge Bo Hollingsworth.  Curry was first observed by officers responding to a disturbance call. Curry was on the trespass list for the Mapco station, and apparently had a crack pipe underneath his hat. He was handcuffed and taken into custody.  Curry said a female had given him the pipe to hold, and she had the actual drugs. Officers were questioning the female when Curry managed to escape from the back of the patrol car and run off toward Wren Manor across the street, while still handcuffed.  Officers gave chase, and one of them was struck in the knee, head and chest with the handcuffs. Another officer injured his hand while taking Curry down.  Both officers were transported to the emergency room at Citizens Baptist Medical Center, where they were treated and released.  Curry was charged with criminal trespass, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana in the second degree, escape in the third degree and assault in the second degree against a police officer.