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BACKGROUND

On September 26, 2010, at around 6:00 p.m., Redding Police Department Officer Jason Rhoads responded to a call of a fight near a local motel. Officer Rhoads drove towards the disturbance, and saw defendant running from the area of the motel. Defendant appeared to be “impaired”; he stumbled as he ran, had an injured face, abrasions on his knee, and blood and dirt on his shirt. Officer Rhoads drove into a gas station towards which defendant was running and tried to get his attention. When Officer Rhoads got out of his patrol car, defendant changed direction and began running towards him “at a rapid pace.” Officer Rhoads called on defendant to stop. When defendant did not stop, Officer Rhoads sprayed him with pepper spray. Defendant fell to the ground, but continued yelling. Officer Rhoads and another officer handcuffed defendant and placed him in Officer Rebecca Zufall’s patrol car. Defendant had a strong odor of alcohol on him as he was being arrested. Defendant yelled, spit inside the car, and hit his head against the window. He did not stop until threatened with restraints and a spit hood. Defendant was very belligerent towards the jail staff, and would not let the…