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Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, say a man wearing only red underpants and with "superhuman strength" fought with officers and tried to run them over with a patrol car.

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BATON ROUGES, Louisiana -- A man with "superhuman strength" and wearing only a pair of red underpants fought with police and attempted to hit officers with a patrol car before finally being subdued, reports say.

Police were called a residence at 4:30 p.m. Saturday by family members of Jeremy Wayne Saylor, 35, who told officers he was "tearing things up" and making threats, theadvocate.com reports.

Saylor was high on mojo, a synthetic marijuana, police tell wafb.com.

Police say Saylor charged at the the first officer to arrive, beating on the patrol car's hood and attacking when the officer opened the car door.

The officer closed the door on Saylor's arm and pinned him, but Saylor then began punching the window, wafb.com reports.

Other officers arrived and used a stun gun four times on Saylor but to no effect, police said. He then began fighting with officers and managed to get inside a patrol car.

Saylor put the car in reverse and tried to hit the officers, but instead rammed into a mobile home, knocking it off its blocks. Police were then able to subdue Saylor. One officer had a minor knee injury in the scuffle.

Saylor is facing charges of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer, resisting by force violence, felony theft of auto, and damage to property, theadvocate.com reports. He is being held in jail.

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