A Wild Waterfront Adventure - Train-Chasing Man Tazed and Hospitalized

A wild chase at the Martinez Marina ended yesterday with the hospitalization of a 28-year-old man who police say was chasing trains and locked himself in a city vehicle.

A 28-year-old man walked away from the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center yesterday morning. Around 10:15 a.m. police received a report that a man locked himself in a city maintenance truck at the marina. At the same time, police received a call about a man chasing trains near the waterfront. Responding officers realized it was the same man.

The man was confronted in the truck and initially resisted arrest, police say. At that point, one officer used his Taser to subdue the suspect. The man then ran away, but was caught after a brief chase.

At that point, "the subject began to show signs of cardiac arrest," according to a release from the police department. Officers used CPR and a defibrillator to keep the suspect alive until paramedics took him to county hospital, where he remains in critical condition.

Through an investigation, it was determined that the subject, a 28 year old male, was seen at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center earlier in the day.  The subject left the hospital on foot and came to the marina area where he began acting strangely and assaulted a city worker before officers arrived on scene. 

The name of the individual is not being released pending family notifications.  A joint investigation is currently being conducted by both the Martinez Police Department and the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is encouraged to contact the Martinez Police Department at (925)372-3440.