Dallas police arrested a man accused of crashing into a restaurant Friday night, before leaving the scene and later being involved in another incident, in which police said he tackled an officer, causing her gun to discharge.
"They kind of woke him up and he fled the scene, and he just took off," recalled Tommy Nelson, who witnessed the start of the incident.
This all began when a car crashed into Mayer’s Garden, off North Henderson Avenue, just before 7:30 p.m. Friday.Nelson said first responders arrived to help the driver who, at first, appeared to be unconscious. READ MORE: "Sit down. Sit down. Sit down. If you don’t sit down, you’re going to get tased, for no reason! Stop," the officers said.Instead, Dallas police said Green resisted and ran across the street.Police said Green chased the female officer and the officer unholstered her gun.During the fight, police said Green grabbed the officer’s hand and weapon, and the weapon discharged."That was not fun to experience that. It was definitely nerve-racking," Dockree said.
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