Man convicted of assault of MC Sheriff's deputy

58-year-old Michael Wass of Los Angeles was convicted by a Monterey County jury during the week of July 15 for resisting arrest, assault on a peace officer and obstructing a business. On June 20, 2018, at about 9:00 am, employees of D’Arrigo Brothers shipping facility in Salinas found Wass asleep near the entry to their facility, interfering with trucks attempting to exit the business. When asked to move so that he would not be injured, Wass became aggressive and threatening, prompting the employees to call for law enforcement. When Sheriff’s deputies arrived, they asked Wass to move, but he refused, becoming immediately combative. When Deputy Burdick reached toward Wass, he swung his fists and kicked his legs, attempting to strike Deputy Burdick. Wass had to be pepper sprayed to stop the attack as he continued to fight, kick and spit all the way to the hospital, where he was violent with hospital staff, and to the jail, where he had to be bodily carried into a cell. Judge Efrain Iglesia sentenced Wass to three years of probation, 180 days in jail, and ordered him to stay away from the D’Arrigo Brothers facility.