SPRINGFIELD — Tasers had little effect on a man officers were attempting to detain following a domestic altercation, according to Springfield Police Department (SPD) reports.
Eric James Jessie, 25, was arrested Tuesday at about 6:45 p.m. on several charges, including resisting officers with violence and child neglect after police responded to a domestic altercation on Huntington Drive, SPD reported.
Police reported they were called to a report about an unwanted guest at the address. A female resident and her father told officers Jessie became violent, shoving both of them while involved in an altercation, police said. When the officers arrived and attempted to subdue Jessie, he said “you’re not (expletive) taking me anywhere” before he kicked officers in their knees, abdominal areas and even kicked one officer on both sides of his face, police reported.
One of the arresting officers deployed his stun gun, which had little effect, police said.
SPD reported Jessie appeared intoxicated and brawled with the residents and law enforcement as two onlooking children cried and watched his actions. Jessie eventually was arrested and charged with child neglect, two counts of domestic violence battery, two counts of battery on a law officer and resisting an officer with violence.
Jessie previously was charged in 2010 with battery on a pregnant woman. That charge was dropped by prosecutors.