On July 28, 2026, at approximately 8:15 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department (EPD) responded to a
business in the 2600 block of Broadway for a report of a man who appeared to be passed out on the ground
near the drive-thru.
Upon arrival, officers contacted the man, identified as Austin Porter, 28, of Eureka. Officers recognized Porter
from prior contacts and knew he had multiple outstanding felony warrants for his arrest. Porter initially
appeared to be asleep; however, when officers attempted to wake him, he fled on foot and physically resisted
officers’ efforts to take him into custody. After a brief physical struggle, officers successfully arrested Porter
for resisting arrest.
As the incident quickly escalated from a welfare check to a foot pursuit and physical arrest of a suspect with
multiple felony warrants, additional officers from the overlapping C Watch (Swing Shift) and E Watch
(Graveyard Shift) responded to assist in safely taking Porter into custody and securing the scene.
Porter was subsequently booked on charges of resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of
probation, and the outstanding felony warrants.
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