Michael Christopher Morton, 29, spit in the eyes and face of a Middletown police officer, according to arrest papers. Morton is facing five counts of aggravated assault, four counts of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, public drunkenness, and harassment. It took two borough police officers and two State Police troopers — one who was off-duty — to subdue Morton
Morton told police he had taken a large amount of methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, and said he was HIV-positive. He was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for treatment. Morton is in Dauphin County jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
