Police say jaywalker assaulted officer

Published 4:00 am Wednesday, November 14, 2012

PORTLAND — Portland police say one of their officers was bashed in the head with a beer mug by a man who couldn’t be stopped by a stun gun or pepper spray.

The offer’s head was stapled, and the man was accused of assault and resisting arrest.

Police said the officer, Jakhary Jackson, warned a jaywalker in north Portland, and the man charged.

In a struggle, the man hit the officer with a mug, and the two covered about 50 yards as the officer tried unsuccessfully to subdue the man.

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