AUBURN - Arden Johnson, 22, of South Bend, Ind., is charged in Nemaha County with escape and assault on an officer on Dec. 19.

A sheriff’s office affidavit says Johnson used force and ran past the secure jail door, but a sheriff’s deputy prevented him from leaving the jail office. A stun gun was used to subdue Johnson after he began to run back into the secure section.

The affidavit says a jailer was distributing meals when she was approached by Johnson, who poured his drink onto the meals that were yet to be passed out. He is accused of grabbing the jailer by the throat and pushing past while running toward the jail door.

The jailer continued her duties and spoke to Johnson later in the evening. The affidavit says Johnson said he was not trying to hurt the jailer, but wanted to get out of the jail.

Bond was set at $75,000 and a preliminary hearing is scheduled on Feb. 3.

Johnson  is also charged in Nemaha County with terroristic threats and possession of a weapon while committing a felony on Sept. 4.

He was described this fall as a transient man who was unwanted at an Auburn bowling alley and is accused of disturbances at businesses on Central and J streets. An arrest affidavit says a knife with a 4.5 inch blade was found in his pocket.

He is accused of threatening to kill employees at the Neighborhood Closet store before his arrest.