Officer hit on the head with flip-flop, police say

An Orlando police officer was struck in the back of the head with a flip-flop while trying to make an arrest at a downtown bar, police said.The officer was called to Chillers on Church Street after a man refused to leave the bar Sunday. The officer told 38-year-old Gregory Membreno that he was no longer welcome at the bar, at which point Membreno began to fight with the officer, police said.According to police, during the struggle, another man, identified as 35-year-old Kris Shea, hit the officer on the back of the head with a flip-flop.Caught on camera: Gator bites man trying to move it out of roadMembreno and Shea were arrested and charged with battery on a law enforcement officer.Related: Florida mug shots

An Orlando police officer was struck in the back of the head with a flip-flop while trying to make an arrest at a downtown bar, police said.

The officer was called to Chillers on Church Street after a man refused to leave the bar Sunday. The officer told 38-year-old Gregory Membreno that he was no longer welcome at the bar, at which point Membreno began to fight with the officer, police said.


According to police, during the struggle, another man, identified as 35-year-old Kris Shea, hit the officer on the back of the head with a flip-flop.

Caught on camera: Gator bites man trying to move it out of road

Membreno and Shea were arrested and charged with battery on a law enforcement officer.

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