A wanted man who was arrested in Richmond defecated, ate his feces and spat it at officers in a police car while being driven to a county jail, prompting officers to shut down Interstate 80, police said.Officers received a call about 6:30 p.m. on July 17 of a possibly wanted person in the North Richmond area.Richmond police arrived and detained the suspect, who gave a false name. However, when he learned there was an arrest warrant for that person, the suspect gave officers his real name, police said.Officers found out the suspect, whose name has not been released, also had a warrant out for his arrest, and he was taken into custody, police said. He was taken to the Richmond Police Department, where officials discovered he was also on parole.During the booking process, the suspect became uncooperative and combative with officers, who decided it would be best to take him to the county jail in Martinez, the police department said.While in the back seat of a police car that was going east on I-80, the suspect slipped his cuffed hands from behind him to his front and removed his clothing. He then dropped his clothes through a window and onto the highway, police said.The suspect defecated and started to eat his feces, which he spat at officers while they were driving, the department said.The officers immediately pulled to the side of the road on I-80 and called for backup. Additional officers arrived to help place the suspect into a compliance safety device, police said.California Highway Patrol officers helped shut down the freeway to ensure safety of the officers and the suspect. Once the suspect was safely secured, he was taken to the county jail, police said.No one was injured, and the officers involved were cleared of any biohazards, police said.

A wanted man who was arrested in Richmond defecated, ate his feces and spat it at officers in a police car while being driven to a county jail, prompting officers to shut down Interstate 80, police said.

Officers received a call about 6:30 p.m. on July 17 of a possibly wanted person in the North Richmond area.


Richmond police arrived and detained the suspect, who gave a false name. However, when he learned there was an arrest warrant for that person, the suspect gave officers his real name, police said.

Officers found out the suspect, whose name has not been released, also had a warrant out for his arrest, and he was taken into custody, police said. He was taken to the Richmond Police Department, where officials discovered he was also on parole.

During the booking process, the suspect became uncooperative and combative with officers, who decided it would be best to take him to the county jail in Martinez, the police department said.

While in the back seat of a police car that was going east on I-80, the suspect slipped his cuffed hands from behind him to his front and removed his clothing. He then dropped his clothes through a window and onto the highway, police said.

The suspect defecated and started to eat his feces, which he spat at officers while they were driving, the department said.

The officers immediately pulled to the side of the road on I-80 and called for backup. Additional officers arrived to help place the suspect into a compliance safety device, police said.

California Highway Patrol officers helped shut down the freeway to ensure safety of the officers and the suspect. Once the suspect was safely secured, he was taken to the county jail, police said.

No one was injured, and the officers involved were cleared of any biohazards, police said.