A Sebastopol man was arrested this week after allegedly pouring alcohol on cars, throwing a pumpkin and assaulting people, police said Saturday.
On Friday, police arrested a 45-year-old man after receiving a series of calls related to him spanning three hours over several locations throughout Sebastopol, the department said.
According to police, the same suspect was recently arrested after a motorcycle pursuit.
On Friday at 1:30 p.m., a report of the suspect screaming at customers outside a Sebastopol Avenue restaurant came in. The business told police that the same man had been causing problems for weeks. Officers arrived but the suspect was no longer in the area.
About 30 minutes later, police were called to Safeway after a report of the same suspect pouring alcohol over cars. He again fled before police arrived.
An hour after that, more reports of the suspect came in, this time saying he was at the Community Market again pouring alcohol over cars. Another caller said the suspect was punching vehicles on Main Street. Once again, the suspect fled before officers arrived.
Police got information that the suspect was heading toward the Joe Rodota Trail and another caller said the suspect was back at Community Market again, this time pouring beer on a person.
He was subsequently seen running toward The Barlow open-air market, followed by another report that he was throwing pumpkins at cars.
At approximately 4:30 p.m., officers finally located and detained the man.
During that investigation, officers were approached by individuals who reported that they had been assaulted by the suspect and he was placed under arrest.
Police allege the suspect made multiple threats against officers, including threats to their lives.
The man was arrested on suspicion of battery and threatening or attempting to deter an executive officer and was put in jail, which police said was his fifth arrest in just over two months.
“As a final display of defiance, the suspect defecated in the patrol car while being transported to the jail for booking,” the Sebastopol Police Department said. “Cleaning that up is definitely not something our officers sign up for, nor is cleaning human biohazards something they spend much time training for at the police academy.”
