PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Johnson County man is facing several charges after police say he tried to run from officers and later assaulted one of them.

Paintsville Police arrested 19-year-old Devin Wells on Sunday.

Officers say dispatch received a call about a man attempting to break into a building on Pine Street. The caller reported Wells had been in his backyard and ran off carrying a weed-eater, which he later dropped.

Police say they found Wells at a nearby gas station. When officers approached him, he was reportedly on a bicycle and began yelling at them before trying to flee.

After a short foot chase, Wells was taken into custody.

Officers say while in the back of a cruiser, Wells tried to kick out a window. When police stopped to gain control, he allegedly kicked an officer in the face and attempted to strike another officer. Pepper spray was used to calm the situation.

Wells is charged with public intoxication, fleeing police, third-degree escape, assault on an officer, resisting arrest, menacing, and disorderly conduct.

He was lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.