A Mitchell man was arrested for allegedly urinating, spitting and vomiting on an officer.

On Tuesday, a Mitchell officer responded to a report of a man stealing from Casey's gas station. When the officer located the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Jacob Stulken, he appeared to be digging through his pockets and did not respond to the officer's commands to stop.

Stulken was placed in handcuffs and searched for weapons, during which officers found several syringes. Stulken denied stealing from the gas station and claimed he had the syringes because he has diabetes, according to court documents. Officers did not locate blood testing supplies or vials of insulin on Stulken, according to court documents. One vial tested positive for methamphetamine, court documents say.

Stulken was arrested for theft and possession of methamphetamine, and during a strip search officers found Stulken had hidden a can of chewing tobacco under his testicles in an attempt to take it into the jail, according to court documents.

When officers found the tobacco, Stulken began urinating on the officers. He was contained and taken to a jail cell. As one officer was leaving, Stulken allegedly spit in his face.

Stulken was then taken to the hospital for a blood sample and on the way back to the jail, he forced himself to vomit in the rear seat of the patrol car. He then proceeded to lick up the vomit and attempted to spit it at the officer who was driving.

The vehicle was later placed out of service due to the intensity of the vomit odor and vomit sprayed in the majority of the vehicle.

Simple assault against a law enforcement officer is a Class 6 felony, punishable upon conviction by up to two years in prison and a $4,000 fine. Stulken was also charged with assault by an adult confined in jail, another Class 6 felony and possession of a controlled substance in schedule I or II, a Class 5 felony. A Class 5 felony is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Stulken was also charged with second-degree petty theft and possession of unauthorized items in jail, both misdemeanors.