Fight in the junction
Thu, 04/08/2010
A fight between an apparently intoxicated man and a man selling Real Change newspapers escalated into a violent scuffle with the police on Thursday night about 6:30 PM in the West Seattle Junction.
According to the newspaper salesperson who asked not to be identified the assailant approached him at the corner outside Easy Street Records and after some contentious conversation the intoxicated man got violent pushing the salesperson and then striking the windows of the record store.
911 was called and the man was arrested and put in a police car. He attempted to kick out the windows of the car and was "Tased" in the car. He was then removed but spit on the officers who then put a mesh bag on his head and restrained him.
The man was then transferred to a police van and taken away.