Good Samaritan Saves Police Officer Being Attacked In Washington

By Tactical-Life

A good samaritan stepped in and saved a police officer who was getting violently attacked by a suspect in Washington.

KOMO News reports that Officer Spencer Bernsten of the Bremerton Police Department responded to a call last week concerning a man who had smashed in a window at a local Jack in the Box restaurant.

Bernsten arrived at the scene and approached the suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Kenneth Lane.

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“I went up there to contact him and he was not listening to my verbal commands and not compliant,” said Ofc. Spencer Berntsen.

Bernsten says Lane appeared agitated and eventually got aggressive.

“He got on the ground, then got up and that’s when I tried to deploy the Taser,” said Berntsen.

But the taser malfunctioned. Things escalated from there.

“[Lane] literally blew cigarette smoke in my face and said, ‘Let’s go,’” Berntsen said.

Lane attacked the officer.

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Multiple witnesses recorded the struggle. According to KIRO 7, one angle shows Lane punching Bernsten in the head. Another shows Lane getting him into a headlock.

One bystander, Kelly Bounds, described the attack: “He jumped up, …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life