Eureka Police Department press release: 

On 06/20/15 at about 12:30 a.m., an officer attempted contact with a suspicious subject near Church and A streets.  The male, later identified as Waymond Starritt, 48 of Eureka, violently resisted and punched the officer multiple times in the face causing visible injury.  Additional officers arrived on scene and deployed a Taser.  The Taser probes became dislodged and a second brief struggle began.  

Two officers were treated for their injuries, one with a broken nose and the other with a laceration to his hand. Both officers were also exposed to the suspect’s blood during the struggle. Starritt was also treated for injuries before being transported to the Humboldt County Jail and booked for resisting an executive officer with use of force, carrying a concealed dagger, committing a felony while out on bail, and resisting arrest.  Starritt admitted that he fought because he is out on bail awaiting a prison sentence up to 19 years.