Transient who threatened police with hatchet arrested

Colorado State University police arrested a transient man Wednesday after he threatened officers with a hatchet pulled from his waistband, CSU spokeswoman Dell Rae Ciaravola said Friday.

Anthony Gaona, 26, was arrested near 430 N. College Ave. on CSU property, Ciaravola said. He was taken to the Larimer County jail and charged with second degree assault and resisting arrest.

Shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday, CSU police officers responded to a report of a group camping on the riverbank near the CSU Engines and Energy Conversion Lab. Goana appeared to be heavily intoxicated and attempted to draw a hatchet from his waistband, Ciaravola said in an email.

Goana reportedly screamed at officers to shoot and kill him and also threatened to kill officers with the hatchet. Gaona was temporarily subdued by his girlfriend but immediately fought with officers after the hatchet was removed, attempting to kick, bite and spit on them.

Gaona was also combative with firefighters and EMS staff before he was transported to Poudre Valley Hospital. He was eventually released from the hospital and transported to jail.

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