A Harrisburg man is facing charges after police say he tried to grab a police officer's Taser while being arrested.

Hakeem J. McDonald.

According to the Harrisburg police, around 2:24 a.m. Sept. 2, officers saw Hakeem J. McDonald, 27, walking on N. 2ndand Pine streets.

McDonald is a wanted fugitive from state parole, and when police attempted to arrest him, he tried to flee, police say.

As he resisted arrest, he tried to grab one of the officer's Tasers, police say, adding they also saw him reaching for his waistband, where he had a .380 Ruger pistol.

Police arrested McDonald and charged him with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm prohibited, firearms not to be carried without a license, disarming a law enforcement officer, flight to avoid apprehension, escape and resisting arrest.

He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Oct. 15.