Bodycam footage shows model and actor Chris Zylka involved in a chaotic, bloody shootout with police during his arrest last week.
Police identified Zylka after a local station reported at 4:45 pm on December 4 that a man wearing pajama pants and no shirt or shoes in cold weather tried to get into a vehicle with a gun in a Cleveland suburb. wkbn First reported.
Paris Hilton’s ex-fiancé was reportedly found jumping around in traffic in the middle of an intersection – where he allegedly tried to get into a woman’s car through the window.
According to a police report, upon responding to the scene, Zylka waved a cell phone at police and began foaming at the mouth, appearing to indicate she was under the influence of drugs.
After forcing him to his knees, footage shows Zylka resisting and fighting the officers. Then, during a chaotic altercation an officer accidentally tased a detective instead of Zylka.
The tased detective then used his Taser twice on Zylka’s leg, but the actor appeared unaffected. According to the footage, Zylka was arrested after a third detective managed to overpower him and handcuff him.
A bloodied, incoherent Zylka can be seen being strapped into an ambulance by paramedics.
Zylka now faces felony charges of assault and attempted felonious assault, as well as misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and aggravated menacing.
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