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Sparta Man Arrested For Heroin, Assault On An Officer

By Ronni Chase Nov 8, 2021 | 11:03 AM

A Sparta man faces a host of charges after he allegedly fled while officers attempted to serve him with a warrant.  According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, 38-year-old Garry Heath Selby ran out of the back of a residence on Old State Highway.  Selby eventually halted when he ran into a briar thicket.  Selby reportedly kicked an officer in the face as he was being apprehended.  He was charged with Possession of a Schedule I Drug believed to be heroin.  He was also charged with Assault On An Officer, Violation of Probation, Failure to Appear and Resisting and Evading Arrest.  His bond was set at $10,000.