A Montgomery County man was committed to Schuylkill County Prison after he allegedly assaulted a Tamaqua police officer, damaged property in the police department, resisted arrest and attempted to escape police custody. He also faces a host of other charges.

Muhammad Abdul-Wakil, 39, of Elkins Park, was unable to post the $50,000 straight bail set by on-duty Magisterial District Judge A.J. Serina.

The charges against Abdul-Wakil stem from an incident that began at 1:50 a.m. Dec. 7 when officers were alerted of an iPhone detection crash at Bungalow Park.

Officers responded and found a truck had gone through a chain-link fence and hit a tree.

According to police, Abdul-Wakil was standing outside the vehicle. Police said he appeared impaired and had slurred speech.

Officers explained field sobriety tests to Abdul-Wakil but said he had trouble understanding. An officer then observed a knife in his waistband, but when asked if he had any weapons, he said he did not.

As an officer asked him to place his right hand on top of his head so they could remove the knife, he attempted to reach for his waistband. A struggle ensued as he was handcuffed and walked to the police patrol vehicle.

Police said Abdul-Wakil eventually agreed to a blood test and he was transported to St. Luke’s — Miners without incident.

Police then attempted to find a place for Abdul-Wakil to stay in the Tamaqua area so he could sober up. He did not want to provide information but later said he would “show” police where he was staying. He first said he lived in an apartment on the 200 block of Center Street but when police made contact with the residents, they said they did not know him.

Abdul-Wakil then said he was staying at an apartment on Schuylkill Avenue, and when police arrived they found an unlocked door and a room containing only a cot and a pillow.

Police told Abdul-Wakil that because no one was there, he’d be taken to the Tamaqua police station.

Police said he was only concerned about receiving his photo identification but was told that he’d receive it once he sobered up. He kept saying, “Everything is OK. I am not doing anything. What is going on?”

Officers said he refused to comply with commands and when police attempted to handcuff him again, he became physical and hit an officer in the head as he attempted to flee from the department.

During the altercation, police said damage occurred to borough property.

Police asked for assistance from other departments as they attempted to keep Abdul-Wakil under control and from fleeing.

At one point, an officer pushed Abdul-Wakil away from a rear door, causing him to fall. Police said he stood up and was bleeding from the mouth area but managed to get outside the police station.

As he assaulted the Tamaqua officer, blood was transferred from him to the officer’s face and hand.

Police from West Penn and Lansford arrived to assist and deployed stun guns. Pennsylvania State Police also arrived and all police struggled to handcuff Abdul-Wakil. A trooper was able to dry stun the man, who was then taken into custody.

Police said papers were ripped from the wall and pin board, and damages occurred to coffee pots, window blinds, a hat hanger and door lock.

Charges against Abdul-Wakil include six counts of felony aggravated assault; two counts of felony aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer; four counts misdemeanor simple assault; two counts of misdemeanor resisting arrest; one count each of misdemeanor criminal mischief, institutional vandalism and defiant trespass, and summary counts of careless driving and reckless driving.