Piedmont police arrested and tased a 42-year-old man who they say first struck an elderly customer inside Ace Hardware and then jumped inside the police chief's car and attacked him -- all rare events in this small, affluent city.
Piedmont police arrested and tased a 42-year-old man who they say first struck an elderly customer inside Ace Hardware and then jumped inside the police chief's car and attacked him -- all rare events in this small, affluent city. Piedmont police said they booked Willie Gomer, who is homeless, on suspicion of assault with great bodily injury, causing injury to an elder adult, battery of a police officer, robbery, burglary, carjacking, and possessing narcotics.
Gomer was able to remove the Taser prongs and ran away into a private home in the 400 block of Sunnyslope where he allegedly threatened the homeowner, police said. He then ran out onto Valle Vista, where Piedmont Police Chief Jeremy Bowers had shown up himsef.Again, Gomer refused to comply with orders, police said.Instead, Gomer "advanced" on the police chief and jumped into his car, and tried to take off in the vehicle, police said.
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