By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter

A St. Cloud man was arrested for allegedly punching a St. Cloud police officer Monday night.

Police were called just after 8 p.m. Monday night and found a man who had trespassed a business located in the 1000 block of 9th Avenue South. Officers tried to arrest 20-year-old Jahreese Rashard Fitzgerald for trespassing. Authorities say he punched the officer and ran away.

Police set up a perimeter in the area, but are first were not able to find him.  

They later found Fitzgerald in the 1000 Block of 5^th Avenue South and took him into custody without incident.  He was taken to the Stearns County Jail where he is being held on charges of 4^th degree assault, obstructing the legal process, fleeing on foot and trespassing. 

The officer received minor injuries.