Florida Man Arrested in Downtown Portsmouth

An emergency call for service at Memorial Park turned into a pursuit of a man wanted on a bench warrant out of Concord District Court, according to Portsmouth Police.

Omar Palmer, 29, of Miami, FL, was arrested on Sept. 4, 2015.

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According to police, Portsmouth Fire and Rescue teams were called to the area of Memorial Park at the foot of the Memorial Bridge for a report of an unconscious man at around 10:45 a.m. this morning.

While EMTs were assisting him, the man, Palmer, reportedly “got up and ran towards the downtown area.” EMTs called for police assistance to help find the man.

An officer, with the public’s help, was able to locate Palmer in a Pleasant Street establishment. A check yielded an active warrant for failure to appear in Concord District Court on a simple assault charge and he was arrested. In that case, Palmer allegedly threw a fire extinguisher and hurled racial slurs at a store clerk in late July.

Palmer is due in court on Oct. 19.

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