Barlow tried to pull Jacobson from the truck, but he resisted and swung at him with a closed fist, Barlow alleged. Barlow pepper sprayed Jacobson and again tried to get him out of the truck. Jacobson again tried to punch him.
"It just got real ugly real fast," said Sgt. Jim Hibpshman of the Homer Trooper Post, who also responded.
While Barlow was getting out his Taser X-26 a device that delivers a high-voltage charge Jacobson ran away. Barlow fired the Taser, but it didn't deliver the full charge, Hibpshman said. Barlow then grabbed Jacobson by his shirt and tripped him. Jacobson fell and Barlow got one handcuff on him. He then tried to hit Barlow again. Barlow got a second handcuff on him.
Jason Boesl, Kurt Boesl and Andrew Wallace witnessed the arrest. They helped Barlow by sitting on Jacobson's legs. Hibpshman said the men stayed back while Barlow subdued Jacobson, and then helped when he asked them. Hibpshman praised the people who reported the incident and the men who assisted Barlow.
"We certainly appreciate that," he said.
Barlow handcuffed Jacobson's hands to his belt, but he continued to struggle. Homer Police Officer Cory Rupe arrived and helped Barlow get Jacobson secured in the trooper's car. Hibpshman and a Soldotna trooper also responded. Barlow had minor cuts and scratches, but was otherwise uninjured, Hibpshman said.
"It followed the use of force policy to the letter," he said. "I'm glad the prisoner had minor injuries and Bryan had none."
Jacobson was taken to the Homer Jail. He refused to give a breath sample, troopers alleged. Jacobson was charged with driving under the influence, fourth-degree assault, resisting arrest and refusal to submit to a chemical test.
Homer Police received a report at about 8:10 p.m. Oct. 6 from a man who said he was a third-party custodian to a defendant, Chad A. Fletcher, 26. The man said under the conditions of his release, Fletcher was to be within 24-hour sight and sound of the caller. The man said he last saw Fletcher at his house the night before, and when he woke up, Fletcher was missing. Police contacted the employer of an alternate third-party custodian, and that person had moved away. Fletcher had been charged with felony driving under the influence, driving while license suspended and making a false report. As of Oct. 7, Fletcher had not contacted his third-party custodian or been found by police. He was charged with violating the conditions of his release.
The Homer Volunteer Fire Department went to a call at about 10:42 a.m. Oct. 8 of a report of smoke in an East End Road home. Firefighters responded eight minutes later and found smoke in a bathroom. A firefighter entered the building and did not find a fire. According to a fire department investigation, an electric company changed electrical service to the house because of construction on East End Road and an incorrect connection was made, possibly causing eletrical appliances to overload.
A Safeway employee at 5:34 p.m. told police she had a shoplifter in custody. According to court documents, the employee alleged she saw a woman put in her pocket a tube of toothpaste worth $1.68. She was charged with concealment of merchandise.
Michael Armstrong can be reached at michael.armstrong@homernews.com.
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