A Harrisburg area man is under arrest, after the Boone County Sheriff’s office says he assaulted a deputy and an insurance adjuster at a home destroyed by fire. This happened this afternoon in the 13-thousand-600 block of Route E near Harrisburg in Northern Boone County. Sheriff’s Detective Tom O’Sullivan says deputies were called to the scene around 12:30 p.m. after Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters requested assistance investigating the fire. Shortly after arrival ,a deputy saw the homeowner, Thomas E. Penrose, 29, shoved the insurance adjuster, identified only as a 32-year-old male. Penrose was taken into custody after a scuffle with two deputies and the firefighters. One of the deputies was taken toBooneHospitalCenterfor treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Penrose is being held in the Boone County Jail awaiting bond to be set on charges of Second Degree Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer, Felony Resisting Arrest and Assault Third Degree. The insurance adjuster was treated for a minor injury at the scene.
