Couple arrested after assaulting Heflin police officers

Heflin police have captured 43 year old Shannon Myers, accused of assaulting two officers early Friday morning, following a 12 hour manhunt Friday.

Chief A.J. Benefield said 43-year-old Shannon Myers and his girlfriend Cassie Malin got in an altercation with a pair of officers at the BP gas station at I-20 exit 205.  Malin was arrested at the scene.  Myers fled and was  considered armed and dangerous.  Investigators said he recently got out of prison in South Carolina after serving time for his role in a 2003 murder.

Benefield said police responded to the service station around 1 a.m. when the suspects got in an argument with the clerk.

 Investigators said Malin jumped in the back of the car and one of the officers made contact with her.  Benefield said Myers also tried to get in the car and drive off, but the officers stopped him.  The chief said the suspects then assaulted the police.

She bit the officers multiple times.  At that point there was a knife in center console, she was trying to get to her knife to use it.  She ended up hitting him in the nose with something, either her elbow or picking something up and hitting him.

Another officer was over trying to subdue Myers and the female kicked the door and hit Bonner upside the head.  An officer ended up tazing Myers]while he was trying to get away and then [Myers] turned around and took off again.

Benefield said that officer used the Taser on Myers a second time, but had to stop when the other officer called for a medic after suffering a significant cut to his forearm.  The officers were able to take Malin into custody, but Myers escaped.

The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Marshal Service, Alabama State Troopers, and Georgia State Patrol assisted in the manhunt for Myers.