Clarkstown police say a drunk Haverstraw man assaulted a police officer and emergency medical technician last evening.

Officers were called to the Palisades Center mall at about 6 p.m. for a report of an intoxicated and disorderly man. When they arrived on the fourth floor, Daniel McCormack, 31, apparently became angry that police had been called. Allegedly he head-butted one of the officers before trying to run away.

The officer did not need medical attention, police said. He was placed under arrest and taken to headquarters. Police said he continued to be aggressive there—so much so that they first used pepper spray on him and then decided he needed to be taken to Nyack Hospital.