A 19-year-old University of NorthernColorado student was arrested last week after he allegedly ingested acid andtried to bite a Greeley police officer in the groin.

James Adam Pike was subsequently jailedon suspicion of one count of criminal attempt to commit second-degree assault,a felony.

Just before 2 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5,Greeley police responded to a fraternity house in the 2000 block of 8th Avenuefor a report of a man who was acting aggressively. The caller told dispatchersa freshman, later identified as Pike, had taken three or four tabs of acid and200 milligrams of marijuana, removed his clothes and was trying to fight othermembers of the fraternity.

Three Greeley police officers weredispatched to the scene and were able to place handcuffs on Pike while he wasstill being aggressive. After the handcuffs were secure, Pike suddenly rolledover from his belly, sat up and lunged at the groin area of one of theofficers, according to court records.

The officer yelled out as Pike allegedlytried to bite him in the groin. The officers “delivered strikes” to Pike’s headin an effort to subdue him, but the punches had limited effect, according tocourt records.

Officers eventually gained control ofPike. He was first taken to North Colorado Medical Center for clearance priorto being booked into the Weld County Jail. He is free on bond.

The deadline for the filing of formalcharges by the Weld District Attorney’s Office is 3:30 p.m. Friday.

– Joe Moylan covers crime and public safety for The Greeley Tribune.Reach him at jmoylan@greeleytribune.com, (970) 392-4467 or on Twitter@JoeMoylan.