Officer Deploys Taser After Man Allegedly Swings at Officer While Clenching ‘Screwdriver’

This is a press release from the Eureka Police Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:

On August 22, 2017, at about 9:55 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to Highway 101 just north of the Slough Bridge for the report of a male throwing rocks at a broken down vehicle. A female locked inside the vehicle reported that the male came out of the nearby greenbelt and was making threats and throwing rocks.

Officers contacted the male, 59 year old Reed Tardy, in the greenbelt near the broken down vehicle. Tardy exited a tent and immediately began swinging his fists at officers. Tardy had a small screwdriver clenched in his fists and continued to violently resist. An officer deployed his Taser and ultimately got Tardy in custody. During the struggle, one officer received a minor scratch on his bicep from the screwdriver.

Tardy and the injured officer were treated and medically cleared by hospital staff. Tardy was then transported and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for resisting arrest, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer, criminal threats, and vandalism.

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MOGTX
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6 years ago

Another case of blatant methamphetamine psychosis

D
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D
6 years ago
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^^ ding ding ding we have a winner!

judi
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judi
6 years ago
Reply to  MOGTX

you’ve not seen methamphetamine psychosis if you think this is it.

HoneydewChumpDestroyer
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HoneydewChumpDestroyer
6 years ago

@kym thats an awl not a screwdriver.
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CnD
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CnD
6 years ago

It never fails. Someone has to blame Kym for the contents of a press release.

This Is Kinda Fun
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This Is Kinda Fun
6 years ago

It would be interesting to update this article when he gets released. I’ve always heard it’s catch and release for a lot of stuff.

Todd Gack
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Todd Gack
6 years ago

Haha how is this real life? This guy’s name is one I would expect to find in the comments section not a birth certificate. Reed Tardy,,,, I mean the play on words is just so fitting.

Elvis Costanza
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Elvis Costanza
6 years ago

“Reed Tardy”? LMAO!! Say it real fast…

G-MAS
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G-MAS
6 years ago

Not to smart to attack a cop.”UP top” sarcasm included!

binbeareda4
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binbeareda4
6 years ago

Good on ay police for having restraint and not killing that guy any where else he would have at least 16 rounds in him good job!!!!!!

MOGTX
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6 years ago

Fortuna cops would have shot him in the back .

fuckwalterwhite.com
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fuckwalterwhite.com
6 years ago

“I don’t feel tardy ,gimme somethin’ to write on, I brought my pen-ciiilll! ”
-David Lee Roth

wants to know
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wants to know
6 years ago

you could not make up some of these names..well, you could, but then someone might think it’s fake news.

read it and weep.

Life is Good
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Life is Good
6 years ago

Stop giving these people money, free food and emergency rooms used for non life threatening conditions and they’ll go somewhere else.

Honeydew Bridge C.H.U.M.P.
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Honeydew Bridge C.H.U.M.P.
6 years ago

Maybe a foreclosed dope grower, living in a tent?

The Marijuana Caliphate is shattering, and as more and more dope growers watch weed brown that people don’t want-

We’ll see more stories of these desperate growers lashing out at innocent people.

It’s what ISIS does, and you can’t tell dope growers from jihadis.

They look the same, drive the same Toyota truck, traffic in humans, and lash out when cornered.
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Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
6 years ago

This guy’s family for you. See my comment below.

Inchumpspipetosmoke
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Inchumpspipetosmoke
6 years ago

If you can’t tell the difference between a dope grower and a tweaker Chump, it is obvious that all your arguments against “angels lettuce” have no merit.