Kent Police arrest man after struggle with four officers

Kent Police arrest man after struggle with four officers

Man reportedly resisted arrest during two tussles on East Hill

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault and two counts of resisting arrest after he reportedly struggled with four officers.

Several units responded to a report about a man with a gun in a parking lot in the 13000 block of Southeast Kent Kangley Road at about 11:34 a.m. on Sept. 9, according to the police report.

Five to six men in their 20s reportedly involved in the incident fled the scene before officers arrived. But police spotted a man – who matched a similar description of one of the men – walking near the Birch Creek Apartments. Officers talked to the man and found out he had a Kent warrant for obstructing and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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When two officers started to take the man into custody, he reportedly resisted. One officer grabbed his left wrist and the man began to twist and pull away. A second officer grabbed his right arm and a struggle began. One of the officers performed a leg sweep to try to get the man on his back, but instead the man fell on top of the other officer.

The man allegedly kneed one of the officers in the back of the upper leg and fled on foot. He jumped a nearby fence into the apartment complex with two officers chasing him.

Meanwhile, two other officers were in the apartment complex parking lot looking for suspects and saw the man. When they tried to take him into custody, he reportedly resisted again. One officer punched the man once in the shoulder and used three knee strikes to the man’s ribs before the man gave up.

Man tries to steal gas from truck

Officers arrested a man for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief and attempted theft after he reportedly tried to steal gas from a U-Haul truck parked at about 1:53 a.m. Sept. 8 in the 23600 block of 104th Avenue Southeast.

An officer on patrol in the area because of numerous gas, license plate and vehicle thefts from the rental truck parking lot over the past several months, spotted a car parked between two U-Haul trucks, according to the police report.

An officer approached the car and saw a female in a passenger seat, but no driver. The woman said her boyfriend had left to go pee. A second officer located the driver nearby behind a hardware store looking for a gas container. The man told police his car had run out of gas and he guided it into the parking lot.

The officers saw a tube had been connected to a U-Haul truck parked near the car. The driver denied he tried to steal gas. The ignition inside the car had been completely damaged, but officers had not confirmed whether the car had been stolen.

Man walks in middle of road

Police arrested a man for investigation of disorderly conduct after he reportedly walked down the middle of Russell Road at about 10:01 p.m. on Sept. 8 near West Meeker Street.

An officer saw drivers slowing down and going around the man, according to the police report. The officer used the public address system on his police vehicle to tell the man to move out of the road.

The man responded by raising both hands and extending both of his middle fingers. The man then assumed a fighting stance and began to throw several air punches as he walked toward the police vehicle.

The officer got out of his vehicle and told the man to lay down on the street, which the man did. When the officer asked the man for his name, he replied, “(Bleep) you!”

Husband kicks wife in leg

Officers arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly kicked his wife in the leg during a dispute at about 5:58 p.m. on Sept. 7 inside a restaurant in the 23600 block of 104th Avenue Southeast.

The wife told officers she was inside the restaurant watching TV when her husband walked in and yelled at her to get out, according to the police report. The woman said she didn’t know why her husband was so upset. He then reportedly kicked her in the leg.

The man denied kicking his wife in the leg and told police he had never hit her. The couple has been married about four years.


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