LAKEPORT, Calif. – Police took a Lakeport man into custody on Friday evening after he challenged people in the park to fight, fought with an officer and had to be brought under control through the use of a Taser.
Terry Lee Sargent, 35, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of being drunk in public and a felony charge of resisting or obstructing an officer.
Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen said that at 6:50 p.m. Friday his officers began receiving calls and were flagged down by citizens reporting an intoxicated male subject contacting people and challenging them to fight in the area of Library Park during the Friday evening concert.
At one point the man was kicking the front doors of the Lake County Courthouse, Rasmussen said.
Rasmussen said officers remained in the area of Library Park, Museum Park and the Lake County Courthouse looking for the subject.
At 7:30 p.m. a citizen report led an officer to the subject's location on the steps of the museum. Rasmussen said the man was identified as Sargent.
The officer contacted Sargent, who fled on foot. Rasmussen said the officer gave chase and tackled Sargent in Museum Park near N. Main and Third streets.
Sargent became violent, kicking the officer and punching him in the side of the head. Rasmussen said the officer deployed his Taser and used it to subdue Sargent as a second officer was arriving at the scene to assist.
Both officers then took Sargent into custody and he was transported to the Lake County Correctional Facility for booking, Rasmussen said.
Jail records showed that Sargent's bail was set at $15,000. He remained in custody early Sunday.
Rasmussen said Sargent has prior recent arrests, is well known to Lakeport Police and is considered to be hostile toward law enforcement.
Police arrest man who challenged concertgoers to fight, assaulted officer
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