LeRoy officer hurt in Sunday arrest

Posted on September 25, 2017
Trystan Vink (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)

By WMBD News

LEROY – A LeRoy police officer will undergo medical treatment after being injured in a late-night arrest.

Around 11:40 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to Chestnut St. on the Interstate 74 overpass for a report of an intoxicated man.

The man, Trystan Vink, 19, of Winnebago, Neb., attempted to run away from the officers. When they caught up with him, there was a struggle as they attempted to arrest Vink. One officer sustained injuries to his wrist and knees and is seeking medical treatment. 

Vink was arrested for illegal consumption of alcohol, resisting a police officer and aggravated battery of a police officer. He’s in the McLean County Jail awaiting a bond appearance. 

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