The incident occurred at around 12:00 p.m. this past Monday, after several calls alerted the CIMACC 091 emergency coordination center to the presence of a man in the river. A Citizen Security patrol was sent to the scene and found him shirtless and wearing underwear.
The officers repeatedly told him that he had to leave the water, but according to the Aragon Superior Police Headquarters, the man remained defiant and uncooperative. He even went so far as to insult the officers in front of the many people watching the scene.
THE OFFICERS HAD TO ENTER THE RIVER
After several attempts to persuade him to get out on his own and amid concerns that he could suffer an accident, the officers decided to enter the Jalón River to remove him. The intervention was no easier once they were in the water, as the man continued resisting the officers.
According to the National Police, the man began paddling and using force to prevent the officers from handcuffing him. The officers eventually managed to pull him from the river and arrested him as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of resistance and serious disobedience.
The detainee was subsequently taken to the Calatayud health center to be examined by a doctor and was then brought before the Court of Instance on duty in the city of Calatayud.
