SAC CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - A Sac City, Iowa, man is charged with assaulting Sac County Sheriff Jonathan Meyer just days before Meyer resigned.

33-year-old Matthew Birt faces two charges including “willful injury causing serious injury” for the suspected assault on Sheriff Jonathan Meyer.

The assault came at Meyer’s home, in Sac City, shortly before 6:00pm on August 25th. A criminal complaint says Birt confronted Meyer in the backyard of his home, began punching Meyer in the back of the head, tackled Meyer, and tried to strangle Meyer. A neighbor tried to get Birt to stop, which gave Meyer the chance to get up on his hands and knees. The neighbor said that’s when Birt kicked the then-kneeling Meyer in the right side of his face.

The witness said Meyer never fought back.

The witness also he

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