A Ruston man allegedly resisted arrest after threatening officers who had responded to an assault complaint last week.
Alfred Brooks, 43, was arrested on March 27 after officers investigated an incident on Blondin Street.
A woman told officers that Brooks threatened to “punch her head off.” As they attempted to speak with Brooks, he walked away, disobeying commands to return. An officer’s report says Brooks then “squared up at me and pushing his chest out and threatened to punch me.”
Brooks then turned to walk away and a Taser was used to restrain him. However, when he fell, the Taser wires were disconnected, and he began throwing punches at officers, refusing commands to stop resisting.
Officers managed to regain control of Brooks and take him into custody. He was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for a simple assault and resisting an officer.
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