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.