PANAMA CITY BEACH — An Arkansas man has been arrested after allegedly exposing himself to beachgoing children before attacking an offended parent and then fighting with police and emergency workers, according to Panama City Beach Police reports.
Police responded July 1 at about 9:30 p.m. to an area of the beach behind the Sunbird Condominiums, 9850 Thomas Drive. Numerous witnesses said Charles David Earwood, 40, unzipped his pants and exposed himself to children on the beach before allegedly pouring his alcoholic beverage onto one offended mother and then strangling her for no apparent reason, PCBPD reported.
When officers arrived, Earwood was soaking wet and appeared intoxicated, police reported. He also had blood coming from his nose and mouth where the offended parent had struck him in the face after she allegedly had been grabbed by the throat. One officer attempted to stop Earwood to speak with him, but police reported that Earwood ignored him and walked swiftly toward the street.
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Police and fire crews corralled Earwood after he fought the officers and began spitting blood at them, police reported.
“I repeatedly told him to stop,” one officer reported, “but he continued to alternate between spitting blood towards me and spewing blood out of his nose towards me, yelling and cursing at me the entire time. …”
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Officers reported Earwood continued to resist after he was placed under arrest. After arriving at the hospital to be treated for his injuries, Earwood allegedly began screaming at medical staff and attempting to spit blood in their faces. One attendant was bitten in the hand trying to muzzle Earwood, police said.
Earwood was charged with indecent exposure, battery, resisting arrest with violence and battery on medical personnel. He later was transported to the Bay County Jail and his combined bond set at $27,500.