Crime & Safety
Man Runs From Cops, Steals Taser: Mountain View Police
He is accused of running away from Mountain View officers after they pulled him over, then taking a Taser stun gun from one of the cops.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — A man was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, disarming a police officer and committing a felony on bail after he allegedly pinned an officer to the ground and took their Taser stun gun during a foot pursuit Monday afternoon in Mountain View.
Officers stopped 36-year-old Richard Gescat driving in the 500 block of Cypress Point Drive around 2:20 p.m. after allegedly noticing his car's license front and back license plates did not match.
They initiated a traffic stop to see if the vehicle was stolen, during which Gescat got agitated and suddenly walked toward another vehicle nearby.
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Officers commanded him to sit down, but he ran away.
At some point during the pursuit, Gescat rolled backward on top of one of them, pinned the officer to the ground and took the Taser before running off again.
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The second time they caught up with him, he knelt down, tossed the Taser aside and cooperated with the officers.
Gescat was booked into jail and is currently being held on $86,000 bail.
By Bay City News Service
Photo via Mountain View Police Department
