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Garner man charged with assaulting Raleigh officer

A Garner man appeared in Wake County District Court Monday on a charge of assaulting a law enforcement officer inflicting serious injury.

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Randy Lee Carney
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Garner man appeared in Wake County District Court Monday on a charge of assaulting a law enforcement officer inflicting serious injury.

Randy Lee Carney, 26, of 406 Kentucky Drive, was arrested Saturday after, police say, he attacked a Raleigh police officer who was investigating a disturbance call.

According to an arrest warrant, the officer suffered a broken nose, cracked tooth and whiplash in the assault. 

It wasn't clear where the original disturbance took place. 

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