FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Visalia police officer was injured after attempting to restrain an uncontrollable suspect Tuesday evening.
Officers were called to Chinowth and Douglas just before 6:30 p.m. about a possibly intoxicated man who was yelling at himself and swinging at the air.
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When officers tried to speak to 46-year-old Anthony Carpernter, he threatened to kill the officers and became aggressive resulting in one officer being punched in the face, officials say.
As a struggle ensued, Carpernter and the officers fell to the ground, where another officer suffered a shoulder injury. He was treated at Kaweah Delta Medical Center and is OK.
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Carpernter was eventually arrested and booked into the Tulare County Jail for resisting arrest and terrorist threats.
Anthony Carpernter was arrested and booked into the Tulare County Jail for resisting arrest and terrorist threats. (Visalia Police Department)