By Caylor Ballinger
El Paso Times
EL PASO, Texas — Police arrested a 36-year-old naked man at 8:30 p.m. Friday for allegedly assaulting two police officers.
An officer from the Pebble Hills Regional Command arrived at the 3400 block of Running Deer in response to reports that police received of a male standing outside naked.
The officer identified the man as Donovan Vargas, who police said was found standing next to a truck. Police officers said that the officer tried speaking to Vargas several times but that Vargas would not respond and got into the truck.
The officer called for backup, and after several more officers arrived, they began to remove Vargas from the vehicle.
Officers said that while Vargas was being removed, he struck one officer in the face with his hand and spit on another.
Officers Tasered Vargas and arrested him.
He was booked into the El Paso County Jail on charges of assault and harassment on a public servant.
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