Two Nassau County police officers were hurt in a scuffle with a man in Wantagh, police say.

News 12 is told the officers approached John Eidenweil who police say was walking along Sunrise Highway with an open beer.

Police say when officers asked the 55-year-old for identification, he punched one of them in the head and bit the other on the knee.

Eidenweil is facing charges for resisting arrest and assault.