Officer Breaks Fibula Attempting to Arrest Man

IMPD officer breaks fibula, sent to hospital in downtown arrest of 52-year-old man

While responding to an assault at Omni Severin Hotel, an IMPD officer broke their fibula and was hospitalized while trying to arrest a man downtown.

Officer breaks fibula attempting to arrest man

INDIANAPOLIS — An officer was seriously injured while attempting to arrest a man in downtown Indianapolis. Robert Sanders Jr., 52, was arrested for the following: Battery Battery against a public safety official Resisting law enforcement causing injury “Yesterday, two of our officers were injured in the line of duty, one who was shot at, and another while trying to take someone into custody who chose to resist arrest," said Indianapolis Metropo…

IMPD Officer Suffers Broken Fibula While Making Arrest

(Photo by Jiri Hera/Getty.) INDIANAPOLIS–An IMPD officer sustained a broken fibula while taking a man into custody Tuesday night. IMPD says the incident happened around 9:30 pm at a hotel near Jackson Place and S. Illinois Street. Officers say a man was sitting in a stairwell, when the suspect named Robert Sanders Jr., approached him and yanked on the man’s beard. Another witness confirmed the incident to police. They also say Sander’s was seen …

IMPD officer breaks leg while wrestling beard-yanking man

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A police officer — called a “devil” by the man they were arresting — broke their lower leg while wrestling a suspect to the ground Tuesday night. Tuesday night around 9:30 p.m., the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says that 52-year-old Robert Sanders Jr., “without provocation,” approached a person and yanked on their beard. “An uninvolved witness confirmed this story,” IMPD said in a press release. Officers foun…

IMPD officer suffers broken ankle taking assault suspect into custody in downtown Indianapolis

Around 9:30 p.m. July 29, 2025, officers were called to a hotel near West Jackson Place and South Illinois Street in downtown Indy to investigate an assault.

IMPD officer suffers broken fibula during arrest attempt

INDIANAPOLIS An IMPD officer suffered a broken fibula while arresting a suspect downtown on Tuesday, police said.According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were dispatched to a hotel near Jackson Place and South Illinois Street to investigate an assault involving a 52-year-old man.While attempting to take the suspect into custody, one officer sustained a broken fibula during the process.The investigation revealed that…