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saw Officer Rodriguez approach Freddie from behind and attempt to control both of Freddie’s arms, in an effort to place him under arrest. At that time, I saw Freddie clinch both of his hands and began bringing them towards his waist band in an active effort to resist arrest. In an attempt to help Officer Rodriguez, I tried to grab Freddie’s right arm. At that time, using his right arm, Freddie threw a back hand punch which struck me in the lower torso region. In an effort to gain compliance and overcome Freddie’s resistance, using my right elbow, I delivered an elbow strike towards Freddie’s head, striking him in the head. After assessing my strike, I saw it had no effectiveness and Freddie continued to actively resist arrest and began to stand up, causing all officers to lose leverage and began falling towards the bed. At this point, I could continuously feel Freddie clinching his muscles and attempting to bring his hands towards his unsearched waistline. Officers continued trying to control Freddie’s arms, but were met with continued resistance, causing all parties to begin falling onto the bed. At one point, I saw Officer Mondragon fall back onto the bed and was pinned down due to Freddie falling on top of him. Due to the fact that Freddie had not been searched for weapons, my knowledge of knowing suspects commonly carry weapons in their waistbands, and Officer Mondragon’s duty weapon being easily accessible to Freddie who was lying on top of him, I delivered a right elbow to the back of Freddie’s head, in an effort to gain compliance. At that time, I assessed to see if my strike was effective, to which it was not. Due to the ineffectiveness of my strike, I proceeded to deliver one last right elbow to the back Freddie’s head. I believed I slightly struck Freddie in the upper portion of his back head. Shortly after, I could see officers gain leverage and begin to control Freddie’s movements. Due to the constrictive and small area and the amount of officers on scene, I pulled back from my position to allow officers to take Freddie to the floor. While on the floor, officers were able to place Freddie’s hands behind his back. At that time, I gave Officer Rodriguez my handcuffs to place on both of Freddie’s wrist. Due to Freddie’s continued defiance and combativeness, a decision was made to place him into an agency approved restraining device to keep him from harming himself or officers on scene. Once Orange County Fire Authorities arrived on scene, I assisted by carrying Freddie by the legs and carrying him onto the gurney. This concluded my actions during today’s incident. Author: Corpus, Frank 3721 BWC Activated Santa Ana PD 2025-01014 Report by Corpus, Frank 3721 2 of 2