Finley man arrested for assaulting teenager, two sheriff’s deputies
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Finley man was arrested on Thursday after he assaulted a teenager girl on her way home from school and then fought with two deputies, injuring one of them.
Alfredo Corona Ramirez, 31, of Finley was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon, according to Lt. Corey Paulich of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Paulich said that at 3:30 p.m. Thursday deputies were dispatched to the area of Fifth Street in Kelseyville for a reported assault.
The deputies arrived in the area and contacted a 17-year-old female who told them she was walking home from school when she was approached by an unknown male who punched her in the face several times without provocation. The male then ran away towards Live Oak Drive, Paulich said.
Paulich said the deputies searched the area, locating a male subject they later identified as Ramirez in the area of Lauenroth Trucking.
Ramirez ran away from the deputies jumping over a fence. Paulich said bystanders in the area told the deputies that Ramirez was running toward the Live Oak Grill. Deputies located Ramirez on Live Oak Drive near Brotherson Street.
Paulich said Ramirez reached for his waistband as if he was reaching for a weapon. One of the deputies drew his firearm and order Ramirez to the ground. Ramirez showed his hands to the deputy, but refused to get on the ground and continued walking towards the deputy.
Ramirez attempted to grab the deputy, but the deputy was able to push him away. Paulich said the deputy holstered his firearm and attempted to arrest Ramirez as another deputy arrived to assist.
As the deputies attempted to arrest Ramirez he punched and kicked both of them. At one point Ramirez was able to grab one of the deputy’s firearms while it was holstered, Paulich said.
The deputies were able to get Ramirez to release the firearm, but he continued to resist. Ramirez attempted to grab both deputies’ firearms before they were able to take him to the ground, according to Paulich’s report.
Paulich said Ramirez continued to punch, kick and bite the deputies. A third deputy arrived and used his Taser which allowed the other two deputies to handcuff Ramirez.
One of the deputies was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for treatment of an injury he received during the arrest of Ramirez. Paulich said it was later determined the deputy had suffered a broken hand.
The 17-year-old female victim of the original assault also suffered a possible broken nose, Paulich said.
Paulich said Ramirez was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for medical clearance. While at the hospital Ramirez made several threats to kill deputies that live in the area and burn down their homes.
Once he was cleared, Ramirez was transported to the Lake County Jail where he was booked on charges of threatening an officer, battery with serious bodily injury, resisting officer resulting in great bodily injury, attempting to take a firearm from peace officer and battery on a peace officer.
Ramirez remained in custody on Saturday with bail set at $30,000.
Jail records indicate he is due be arraigned in Lake County Superior Court on Monday.