From the Ashland (Ore.) Police Department:
On 10/18/16, David Jon Dickerson (40) AKA - Auram, was arrested by United State Marshals in Northern California and is currently lodged at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on the following charges:
- Assaulting a Public Safety Officer
- Robbery in the First Degree
- Robbery in the Second Degree
- Unlawful Use of a Weapon
- Attempt /Assault in the Second Degree
- Menacing
- Resisting Arrest
- Interfering with a Peace Officer
The arrest stems from a May 6th incident where Dickerson refused to identify himself after an officer contacted him in Lithia Park for smoking marijuana. Dickerson tried to leave the area and when the officer tried to stop him, a fight ensued. During the fight the officer was punched in the face and dropped his flashlight. Dickerson picked up the flashlight and charged the officer. Even though Dickerson was tased, he was able to break free from the Taser prongs and escaped.
Dickerson’s arrest was a joint effort between the Ashland Police Department, the USMS Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force-Medford Office and the San Francisco USMS Fugitive Task Force.