3 Arrested After Fighting With Cops At Detroit Area Restaurant: Police

HARTLAND, MI — Three people were arrested after fighting with officers at the grand opening of an NBA legend's restaurant in Livingston County, according to the Livingston County's Sheriff's Office.

The incident happened last Friday at the grand opening of basketball star Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken restaurant in Hartland, according to police.

Police said a 21-year-old Howell man was aggressive with an officer, but the officer de-escalated the situation and continued to secure the area outside the restaurant.

O'Neal, who made a surprise appearance at the grand opening, drew roughly 300 people to the event, according to police.

Once O'Neal went into the restaurant, a witness told officers the same Howell man was "making assaultive remarks about the deputies and was digging into a backpack," according to police.

The witness added he thought the man had a weapon in the backpack, according to police.

As an officer approached the Howell man, he punched the officer, according to police.

A second officer tried using a stun gun on the man, but a 48-year-old Brighton woman, who was with the suspect, tried to take the stun gun from the officer, according to police.

The woman's 21-year-old daughter also intervened in the fight, according to police.

Two more officers intervened in the fight and pulled the two women away from the fight, according to police.

As one of the officers was moving the women, they fell to the ground, according to police.

After they fell to the ground, the man attacked an officer from behind and tried to place the officer in a headlock or chokehold, according to police.

Two other officers tried using their stun guns, but they had no effect on the man, according to police.

The three officers eventually gained the upper hand and arrested the man, according to police.

After officers told the women they were also going to be arrested in connection with the incident, they resisted and tried to run before they were taken into custody, according to police.

The event continued and there were no additional incidents at the restaurant, according to police.