The Akron Police Department Tuesday donated money to a humane society officer who was injured when he was attacked by a shovel and knife in March.
Timothy Harland was sitting in his car on March 28 when McCullen Webb, 33 of Akron allegedly approached the driver's door with a shovel in his hand.
Harland opened the van door and asked Webb if he needed anything. That's when Webb started to swing the shovel at the officer. He then pulled out a knife and cut Harland on the face, head and arm.
"He started whacking. I felt the whack on my head because I ended up getting stitches in my head and I felt the whack across the face," Harland recalled.
Harland was taken to Akron General Medical Center where he remained for several days due to his injuries.
Responding Akron police officers tried to deescalate the situation by telling the suspect to drop the knife, but Webb refused and attempted to go toward the officer with a knife in his hand, according to investigators.
An officer deployed his Taser at the suspect and then fired several shots, hitting Webb in the lower abdomen. Webb was taken to a hospital and survived.
On Tuesday, Akron police chief James Nice presented a check for more than $700 to the humane society officer. The money was raised by officers and civilian employees within the department.
"I'm very humbled by this. I didn't expect anything and you went out of your way to save me really and that makes me happy," Harland told the officers.
Webb is charged with felonious assault and is being held in the Summit County Jail.
