Manitowoc police say an 18-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting officers.
According to police, the incident happened early Saturday morning when they received a call about the Manitowoc man was acting irrationally and suspected of being under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Police say the man was non-compliant with officers and was detained for his and others’ safety. He was led to the back of an ambulance for medical treatment related to the suspected drugs and alcohol in his system. Police say in the ambulance, he became physically combative. While police officers and EMS attempted to subdue the man, an officer along with an EMS provider sustained injuries from the man biting them. The same EMS provider and another police officer were both spit on by the suspect.
Police say at that time, an officer deployed his taser and the man was incapacitated, allowing law enforcement officers to restrain him long enough for EMS personnel to administer a drug to assist in the safe transport of the suspect for medical evaluation at a local hospital.
The officer and EMS provider were treated and released from a local hospital.
The man was charged and taken to the Manitowoc County Jail for two counts of Battery to Law Enforcement/Fire Fighter, two counts of Discharging Bodily Fluids at Public Safety Workers, one count of Obstructing, and a Warrant through the Dept. of Corrections.
