Hyannis Man Attacked Officers After Rt. 28 Disturbance: Police

YARMOUTH, MA – A Hyannis man was arrested Sunday after allegedly attacking two Yarmouth police officers on Rt. 28. Jarred Adkins, 35, was approached by officers responding to a report of a man "challenging vehicles" while walking in the middle of the road near Camp Street, police said.

Police found Adkins shoeless and with cuts on his feet and forehead near Timmy's Roast Beef. He pulled the hood of his sweatshirt over his face and stared straight ahead in silence before removing it to reveal a "glazed over" look, according to a police statement. Adkins then began to yell nonsense and point at the front of his shirt, shouting, "I demand respect," police said.

He also screamed "my savior Jesus" and flailed his arms in a "strange motion," police said. Adkins walked away from the sidewalk into the middle of Rt. 28, causing traffic to build up on both sides of the highway.

Police attempted to arrest Adkins, who pulled away and struck two officers with his arm and elbow, according to police. He was shot twice with a taster and eventually brought under control. The two officers suffered cuts and scrapes to their arms, hands and knees, police said.

Adkins was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and two counts of assault and battery on a police officer. He is a convicted violent felon who is currently on probation and has 31 prior charges in Massachusetts, according to police.

Adkins is also wanted on a warrant out of Cherokee Village, Arkansas.

He was held on $500 cash bail and arraigned Monday morning in Barnstable District Court.

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