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Court Orders Institutional Placement After Police Say 41-Year-Old Injured Nine Officers in Fulda Region

Prosecutors and police are pursuing investigations for suspected robberious extortion and attacks on enforcement officers.

Overview

  • The incident began Monday in Pilgerzell, where the suspect allegedly used a knife to extort a 43-year-old's car key with the apparent intent to use the vehicle.
  • During the attempted arrest, the man offered violent resistance and was subdued only after officers threatened and then used a distance electroshock device.
  • After being taken to a hospital, he refused treatment and again resisted emergency and police staff.
  • Transferred to the Fulda police station, he allegedly vandalized his cell and carried out further assaults, injuring nine officers in total, with two unable to continue duty.
  • A guardianship court in Fulda ordered his institutional placement, and authorities have opened criminal investigations into the reported offenses.