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crime had been committed. The officer ordered the male to put his hands behind his back. The male became more agitated and immediately began pulling away from the officer. The officer gave him several orders to stop resisting, but the male instead clenched both of his fists and appeared to be preparing to fight the officer. The officer attempted to gain control of the male, but his initial efforts failed so he disengaged and continued to give verbal commands that he was under arrest. When the officer inside heard his partner struggling to take the male into custody, he ran out of the residence to assist. Both officers continued to tell the male that he was under arrest, but he refused to cooperate and was yelling and screaming at the officers. They tried to gain control of his arms, but the male kept flexing his muscles and successfully pulled away from the officers. After several failed attempts to gain control, one of the officers deployed his Taser. The Taser only had a minimal effect on the male and he continued to tense his arms and clench his fists. Officers delivered a short burst of chemical agent, but it also had a minimal effect. Officers were finally able to bring the male to the ground, but were unable to gain control of his hands and arms. The male kept reaching towards his waist area and the officers noted that they feared he may be reaching for some type of weapon. It an attempt to get his hand away from his waist area and gain control of his arms, officers performed several strikes to his shoulder area. The strikes seemed to have minimal effect on the male. The officers were finally able to gain control of his hands and hold him on the ground until additional officers arrived. Even with multiple officers assisting, they had difficulty gaining control and at one point, the suspect looped his fingers around the front of his waistband. Once officers were able to gain control of the male and handcuff him, they requested paramedics respond to evaluate the male. The male continued to kick, yell and thrash, complaining that he could not breathe. The male was transported to a local hospital for evaluation. At the hospital, he told officers that he had been struggling with mental health issues and that his doctor had encouraged him to be admitted earlier in the day. He was released from police custody to seek further mental health treatment at the hospital. The criminal case was reviewed by the Roseville City Attorney and the male was issued a citation for obstructing the legal process. The female involved was cited for disorderly conduct. Officers completed reports following the incidents, including documenting all force used to bring the situation under control. As in all cases where force was used, a supervisor reviewed all reports, squad video, and body camera video following the incident. As part of that internal review, the Police Department has made several requests for the residents Roseville Police Department Press Release Page 2