Police Called During Child Custody Fight

A child custody exchange got nasty when an angry father punched his ex-wife in his face. When police from the Walnut Creek police department arrived on the scene Don West, 50, fought back, causing officers to use a taser to subdue him. He was taken to and booked into the County Jail in Martinez for making criminal threats and on suspicion of domestic violence.

According to police sergeant Lanny Edwards and several eyewitness reports the fight occurred around 6 p.m. near a pub in the 1500 block of North Broadway. Passersby called 911 when they saw West argue with the woman over the exchange of their children. Right after he knocked her unconscious West ran away, only to return shortly after to police waiting for him.

When he resisted arrest they made the decision to taser him.

The woman was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

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