Boardman police say one of their officers was assaulted after investigating a man hiding drugs.

Joey Seaman, 39, now faces charges of assault, obstructing official business, resisting arrest, possession of drugs, drug abuse and drug paraphernalia.

Police say they pulled over Seaman's truck in the parking lot of Southern Park Mall around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

According to the police report, the truck did not have a license plate and a piece of paper covered the rear windshield that was not a temporary tag.

The officer said the piece of paper was from the Ohio Department of Corrections and Seamanseemed to put it there to make it look like a temporary tag.

Police say the truck also matched the description of a car involved in a theft at a Lowe's store and a hit-skip crash earlier this month.

The officer ordered Seaman out of the truck after discovering he had no ID but Seaman then reached under his seat and would not show his hands according to the police report.

Police say Seaman struggled with officers and he was taken to the ground where Seaman then began kicking the officer's legs and shins.

Officers did deploy a taser on Seaman to get him to cooperate.

According to the report a bag of drugs and a crack pipe fell on the ground in the struggle.

Police say they also found another crack pipe and more drugs on Seaman.

Officers say Seaman remained uncooperative and appeared to be under the influence.

Seaman was taken to the hospital and then transported to the Mahoning County Jail.

Police said they later found three more crack pipes and more drugs in the truck.

Police tested the drugs and said the substances were likely heroin and fentanyl.