(Denton, TX)  —  The Denton police are reporting that a DWI suspect bit off part of a police sergeant’s ear during a weekend arrest.

Officers pulled over 45-year-old Christopher Rogers late Friday night on I-35E near Parkerville Road on suspicion of DWI.  Rogers reportedly refused to cooperate, and a struggle resulted.  Sergeant Michael Rose suffered head injuries and had about an inch of his ear bitten off.

Rogers faces charges of DWI, resisting arrest, assault on a public servant and aggravated assault as a result.