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Salamanca man charged with assaulting deputies

SALAMANCA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Salamanca man was accused of child endangerment and assaulting a police officer in what the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s office says was a domestic incident.

Monday morning around 6:20 a.m., deputies responded to a call on Center Road. There, they found a man bleeding from the ear and nose.

The Sheriff’s office says Leigh White, 36, “was intoxicated and slammed a door, causing injury to deputies.”

They say White allegedly did not comply with the deputies, and also assaulted a victim and endangered the welfare of children in the residence.

White was subsequently charged with assault, assault on a police officer, endangering the welfare of a child and obstructing governmental administration.

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