A confrontation at West Palm Beach's Tri-Rail station resulted in an officer being hospitalized after an altercation with a man identified as Jacomo Morris; Morris has been charged with battery on a law enforcement officer and felony battery. The incident occurred when West Palm Beach Police Department officers responded to a trespassing call and encountered Morris, who reportedly became hostile when asked for identification, stating, "Y'all always trying to f*** with me" before allegedly punching one of the officers, according to a report by CBS12.
The violent encounter took place around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, with police reports detailing that the tussle began after Morris refused to comply with officers' requests, Morris struck an officer in the forehead, the officer subsequently required eight stitches, and despite deploying a taser, it initially failed to subdue Morris. As the situation escalated, a taser was used again, leading to Morris's restraint and the cuffing process; during this confrontation, one officer incurred injuries to his left ear, left elbow, and hands, but did not require hospitalization, whereas another received a laceration above the eye, the details of which can be found in the CBS12 report.
Further details about Morris's run-in with the law were corroborated by an entry on RecentlyBooked, which lists a booking date of last Wednesday, for Morris on the charge of committing a felony battery. The entry, devoid of the incident's scuffle details, served to punctuate a series of events that led to law enforcement and Morris clashing on the fateful Wednesday evening.
In the recent bout with the law, Morris, who according to the criminal probable cause affidavit, had mentioned a previous arrest for battery stemming from a situation where he stated he was "bullied" and claimed to have "whooped his a**," this history echoes into the present occurrence where the narrative of strained interactions between Morris and authorities continue, which is part of an ongoing conversation about the complex relationship often existing between law enforcement personnel and individuals, these interactions occasionally escalate to violence, as noted in the affidavit cited by CBS12.
