OFFICERS SEEKING IDENTITY OF PERSONS WHO ASSISTED OFFICER DURING STRUGGLE WITH SUSPECT
On June 30, 2020 at approximately 5:50 PM, Lakeport Police Officers were dispatched to Library Park to investigate the report of a physical altercation. Upon arrival, Officers contacted a 67 year old male with visible injuries who stated that a subject later identified as Todd Gary Ousterhout, 37, of Lakeport had punched him in the back of the head, then the nose and also pushed his 92 year old mother who is recovering from a recent surgery and has Dementia.
The male victim identified and pointed out Ousterhout to the police officers on scene. Ousterhout looked toward the officers and then began running from the park heading north. Three officers began searching the area.
One officer spotted Ousterhout leaving a residential property in the 700 block of North Forbes Street and confronted him giving him orders to show his hands. Ousterhout did comply and dropped a cellular telephone. The officer then approached Ousterhout and attempted to take him into custody. Ousterhout resisted arrested and while attempting to control Ousterhout, both the officer and Ousterhout fell to the ground as the struggle continued in the street. Two unidentified male citizens stopped and began assisting the officer as did a second officer who arrived at the location. The two officers and two citizens were able to take Ousterhout into custody and remove him from the street.
During the course of the investigation, officers were contacted by another citizen who advised that prior to Ousterhout being contacted by police on North Forbes Street, he had been in the bushes at a private residence using his cell phone to take photographs of the inside of a occupied residence.
Numerous witnesses were identified who saw and heard parts of the attack at Library Park. The investigation revealed that Ousterhout had become violent and committed the assault over the fact that the male victim was wearing a Harley Davidson shirt and his belief that the victim was racist. There is no indication at this time that any of the victims at the park or the residence being photographed were known to Ousterhout.
Ousterhout was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and cleared for booking. Ousterhout was booked for felony abuse of elder and/or dependent adults, prowling and resisting a police officer.
Officers are seeking to identify the two male citizens who stopped and assisted police with the arrest of Ousterhout. Those persons are asked to contact us at 707-263-5491, by private Facebook Message @LakeportPolice or by email at [email protected].
The Lakeport Police Department remains committed to continuing to work hard to protect our community from violence as well as seeking assistance from the community and other stakeholder agencies in providing the highest level of service.
