Police in San Rafael have arrested a man after he allegedly attacked officers during a confrontation in a downtown park Wednesday morning.
Shortly after 9:50 a.m., two officers patrolling Albert Park said they found a man near a baseball field and a daycare with drug paraphernalia and open alcohol containers.
After officers apprehended the suspect, police said he refused to cooperate and struck one of them as they tried to arrest him. Police used de-escalation techniques, but the man remained confrontational.
Additional officers were called to the scene. When they tried to arrest the suspect, the suspect began to resist again.
Police then used a stun gun on the suspect, which they said had “minimal effect.” Another officer used pepper spray on the man, which also had little effect on him.
A few minutes later, the police intervened again and the suspect started fighting with the officers. An officer hit the man with a bat during the fight, but this also had no effect.
After more attempts at de-escalation, police fired a “less than lethal” foam projectile, which hit him in the abdomen. The suspect complied and was arrested.
Police said the suspect was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation as per department protocol. He suffered a minor injury and was transported to prison after being cleared by a doctor.
No officers were injured.
The suspect was booked into the Marin County Jail on suspicion of assaulting an officer, obstructing an officer using threats and/or violence, possession of narcotics and possession of an open container in a public park. Police said the suspect refused to identify himself during booking and they would conduct an investigation to determine his identity.
In a statement Wednesday, police said an administrative investigation would be conducted, per department procedures, following use-of-force incidents.
