Chris Zylka was concerned in a violent encounter with Ohio police in a weird incident partially caught on physique cam final week.
Police responded to a report of a person with a gun attempting to get right into a automotive final week with a driver inside in a residential neighborhood of Warren, about an hour east of Cleveland. The assailant was sporting pajama pants, however no shirt or sneakers — in 32-degree climate, based on police.
The suspect, later recognized as Zylka — Paris Hilton‘s ex-fiancé — was discovered leaping round in visitors in the midst of an intersection. Zylka had allegedly tried to get into a lady’s automotive and had been attempting to interrupt the window, police mentioned.
Two detectives arrived in an unmarked automobile with police lights rolling — and Zylka allegedly pointed a cellular phone at them as if he was threatening them with a handgun. He was foaming on the mouth and seemed to be beneath the affect of medication, based on the police report.
The 2 detectives ordered him to his knees, and he complied, however as they tried to cuff him, he tensed up and resisted — they acquired one wrist cuffed, however then he began preventing.
Zylka and one of many detectives rolled round and exchanged blows, based on the report — and the opposite detective deployed his Taser, but it surely struck the detective preventing with Zylka, stunning him as a substitute. The shocked detective preventing with Zylka then deployed his personal Taser, twice, into Zylka’s leg, but it surely didn’t appear to have an effect on him, police mentioned.
A 3rd detective arrived on the scene, and collectively they have been capable of subdue and handcuff Zylka. He allegedly continued to withstand.
Physique cam video from the scene, obtained by local station WKBN-TV, reveals Zylka on the bottom with a bloody nostril — he is seen battling officers and paramedics as they strap him onto a gurney subsequent to an ambulance. Police mentioned arriving paramedics administered ketamine to Zylka to calm him.
Zylka has been charged with felonious assault on police — the police report notes private weapons included “arms, toes, fist, tooth, and so on.”
A Warren Police Dept. spokesperson tells TMZ … Zylka is not in custody. They are not saying how or when he acquired free, however they verify there is a warrant out for his arrest.
We have reached out to Zylka, however identical to the cops … we have not heard from him.
