It took three police officers, and two people who were passing by to handcuff an out of control man on the South Coast.
Oxnard Police received reports of a man walking in the street in front of cars on Rose Avenue, near Highway 101 around 2 p.m. Wednesday. An officer found Jesus Garcia Ceja walking on Stroube Street in El Rio.
The officer got out of his car, and reported the 30 year old Oxnard man immediately ran towards him, punching him multiple times. The officer finally got Ceja to the ground, and two citizens stepped in to help. It took additional officers, and the use of a taser to successfully handcuff the man.
Police say they then found out Ceja had thrown a rock into the windshield of a car on Rose Avenue, but fortunately the man and women inside were unhurt.
One police officer suffered minor injuries in the confrontation. Ceja was arrested for throwing an object on a moving vehicle, and assaulting a police officer.
