Katherine Klingseis,

kklingseis@dmreg.com

Police deployed a Taser three times and used two pairs of handcuffs to arrest a Des Moines man Monday afternoon.

Officers responded to a report of a man with homicidal thoughts at a home in the 1100 block of Filmore Street at 4 p.m., a police report said. The caller, Gregory Gordon Havel, 52, allegedly told dispatchers he wanted to kill his wife and officers.

When police arrived, they heard a female screaming inside the home. They entered and found a woman sitting on a couch and Havel sitting in a chair, talking on a phone with dispatchers, police said.

One officer drew his weapon after Havel stood up and approached them, allegedly refusing to comply with their orders. Another officer deployed a Taser as Havel walked toward his chair, where a knife was lying, the report said. The officer then used his Taser again after Havel allegedly approached him with clenched fists.

Police then tried to place Havel in custody, but he allegedly screamed that he was going to kill them, bringing them to the floor in the scuffle. Police used a Taser a third time, allowing them to put his hands behind his back.

An officer used both pairs of his handcuffs to restrain him.

Medics removed the Taser prongs from Havel and treated a small wound on his nose that police believe happened when he and the officers fell.

Havel was then taken to the Polk County Jail on charges of interference with official acts and first-degree harassment. He was being held on a $2,300 bond Tuesday night.