Armed, aggressive man arrested

Around 9 p.m. last Wednesday (March 28), police received reports that a man was acting erratic, screaming and possibly armed with a knife on the 1800 block of East Eighth Street.

Once an officer arrived, the man initially fled and then walked back toward the officer, who used a Taser to incapacitate him until backup arrived. When police tried to take the suspect, later identified as Kai Perrelli, 19, of Chico, into custody, he allegedly resisted and bit an officer. Perrelli was placed in a full-body restraint and admitted to the hospital, determined to be in need of medical attention based on his behavior.

Perrelli will be charged with brandishing a weapon at a citizen and peace officer, resisting arrest, assault on a peace officer, and being under the influence of a controlled substance.