Maquoketa man arrested and accused of endangering the lives of others

Chad Clark is being accused of threatening and endangering the lives of 3 people, with one of them being his mother.

According to a police report, he sped towards them with his truck, approached them with a baseball bat while yelling, and threatened to kill them. Police were called and dispatched to the home where the incident was taking place.

When police arrived he was, allegedly, verbally and physically resistant, pulling away and tensing his body when police tried to handcuff him. He continued to resist police once handcuffed and spat in the face of an officer while doing so.

Clark was arrested and is still in custody. He is being charged with 1st degree harassment, domestic abuse assault while displaying a weapon, reckless driving, interfering with official acts, and assault on a police officer.

Information comes from the police’s sworn affidavit, which was collected from the Jackson County Attorneys Office.