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Two off-duty police officers and a civilian bystander tackled a naked man suspected of assaulting a Flagstaff police officer while high on bath salts Saturday in the Highland Mesa area.

According to Flagstaff Police Department, Officer Daniel Beckwith responded to the 2800 block of South Highland Mesa Road at about 6:16 p.m. Saturday to investigate a report of a naked Caucasian man behaving suspiciously. When the officer arrived, the reporting party directed him to a wooded area. The officer could hear the suspect yelling, so he called for more officers to assist him.

Beckwith identified himself as a police officer as he approached the suspect, who was nude and still yelling. The suspect responded by telling the officer to take his clothes off. Instead, Beckwith told the naked suspect to calm down and come talk to him. Rather than calming down, the suspect told the police officer to get on the ground.

According to FPD, the suspect took a “fighting stance” as Beckwith approached him. When the officer told him to turn around and put his hands up, the suspect instead started walking toward him. He ignored orders to stop even after the officer pulled out his Taser.

When the officer shot the suspect with the Taser, it had no effect.