Before starting a high-speed pursuit with Nitro, West Virginia, police early on Friday, an aggressive and inebriated man threatened employees at the Mardi Gras Casino and Resort, according to officials.
After battling with police, the man was apprehended and brought to a nearby hospital, where he is said to have started a fire in the emergency department.
Joshua Robert Orlikoski, 41, of Jonesboro, Tennessee, was identified by the police. The West Virginia TV station WCHS reported that he was accused of escaping with reckless indifference. It is possible to count differently.
On Friday, the event started at around 1:30 a.m. He walked to his car after getting into a fight with casino staff. He got into the car, and according to the police, as he was leaving the gambling facility, he ran a stop sign and almost collided with other cars.
At a neighboring bridge, he eventually brought the car to a stop approximately six miles from the casino. Police from St. Albans, West Virginia, and deputies from Kanawha County proceeded to the stopped car.
They gave him the order to exit the vehicle. He reportedly resisted and fought with the police.
According to court filings, officers then reacted by using what were called "closed handed strikes inside the vehicle to gain compliance."They also gave him a taser zap.
Before the cops retaliated with force, Orlikowski had been "belligerent towards officers" and had threatened to harm multiple of them.
During the scuffle, he sustained cuts and probe punctures, according to the police.
After that, he was taken by officers to Thomas Memorial Hospital's emergency room in South Charleston, West Virginia.
Orlikowski was still having trouble in the hospital.
He had sneaked a lighter into the medical facility. According to the authorities, he used it to create a fire in the emergency room. The little fire was put out quite fast. Damage was thought to be minimal.
According to preliminary accounts, none of the police was seriously hurt during the encounter with the suspect. Furthermore, no significant injuries were sustained by hospital or casino staff.
When police arrested him, he had an open bottle of beer in his hands.
Why Orlikowski engaged in the first altercation is unknown.
Orlikowski was treated at the hospital and was discharged from the emergency room as of Friday noon. South Central Regional Jail had him on file. A $10,000 bond was imposed for him.
Local prosecutors took over his case.
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