COLUMBUS – A federal criminal complaint charging a Columbus resident with forcibly assaulting two federal officers as they attempted to take him into custody last week has been unsealed.
Christopher Upshaw, 24, had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Stephen Hyles on Aug. 10 and was ordered detained by the court. Upshaw is charged by criminal complaint with forcibly assaulting, resisting or opposing a federal officer. If convicted, Upshaw faces a maximum 20 years in prison.
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