From ‘rolling on the pavement and screaming’ to ‘bleeding from his face,’ charged with attacking cop

By LENNY COHEN

MOUNT DORA, Fla. (CohenConnect) – “The man appeared to be in distress as he was rolling on the pavement and screaming.”

That’s who a police officer in Florida wrote about finding after hearing “a loud scream” while “conducting area patrols” at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1.

“I immediately exited my patrol vehicle to make contact with the male to conduct a well-being check,” the arrest report continued, but it seemed the man rolling around didn’t want any help.

“He continued to act erratic [sic] and screamed what sounded like ‘this is some good s***’ and ‘f*** you.’

“I attempted to talk to the male and ask what substance he took, in order to determine my next course of action,” the officer wrote, before calling paramedics.

“The male was repeatedly asked for his name,” but the officer didn’t get that information either.

“He then stood up and began pacing around and walking away. I then attempted to have the male sit down as I believed he may harm himself or others in his current condition.”

That never happened, and the officer called for backup, when the suspect reportedly “became agitated” and “began to advance in an aggressive manner towards both [the officer he was training] and I.”

The arrest report described the suspect as “flexing his muscles, balling his hands in a tight fist, and can even be heard saying ‘this is too easy’ multiple times, as he had both of us retreating backwards as he advanced.

“I then called the radio to have responding units step it up.”

The man got closer, with the officer writing he “advanced towards me with balled fists, in an aggressive manner, and got within approximately 1-2 feet from me. As he advanced, his hands and arms were in an upright outward position.”

The officer “became fearful the male was going to strike,” so he “determined the proper time to act [and] grabbed the male in a hug-like manner and redirected him to the ground in order to detain him.

“As I brought him to the ground in the safest way possible, I ended up on top of him.

“[The other officer] then immediately attempted to detain the male, who continued to resist while we were placing him in handcuffs.

“[The other officer] and I had to announce several times to stop resisting, as his right arm was under his body.

“I attempted to remove the male’s right arm from under his body but the male tensed his arm in an attempt to resist arrest.

“After he was secured, I noticed the male sustained injury during the takedown technique and was bleeding from his face.”

That’s when the backup cops finally arrived.

They stayed with the suspect, waiting for the paramedics, when a corporal “observed a red Jeep which was running near where we made contact with the male.”

Then, the arrest report said, “[The corporal] asked the male if that was his Jeep, the male said yes, and granted [the corporal] permission to enter the vehicle to obtain his identification.”

He reportedly found more than the suspect’s ID.

Durrant Kellogg was charged with assault or battery on law enforcement, resisting without violence, and cocaine possession, Sept. 1, 2024.Photo by(Lake Co. Sheriff’s Office)

Meanwhile, the man was identified as Durrant Kellogg III from Arizona.

Authorities later said the baggie had “a small sticker with the word ‘Durrant’ on it,” the powder weighed 1.0 gram, and it field-tested presumptive positive for cocaine.

Kellogg, 43, was charged with assault or battery on law enforcement, resisting without violence, and possession of cocaine.

He pleaded not guilty to all three, and was released in lieu of $4,500 bond after almost 27 hours in jail.

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