MARTINEZ — A Forestville man has been charged with threatening and obstructing a peace officer after he allegedly screamed at a California Highway Patrol dispatcher and challenged a sergeant to a fight.
The 55-year-old man is being held at Contra Costa jail in lieu of $46,000 bail, records show. He was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor, all connected to the Nov. 17 incident when he allegedly made the threats.
Police say that at around 3:45 p.m. Nov. 17, he called the dispatcher and accused a CHP motorcycle cop of kicking his mirror, then speeding off on Highway 24.
“If I could have killed him, I would have,” he allegedly told the dispatcher, later adding, “I wanna know who the dirty (expletive) pig cop was so I can go after him and his family.”
After being transferred to a sergeant, and an irate back-and-forth that ended with the sergeant hanging up the phone, the man called the dispatcher back.
“I need (the sergeant’s) name and badge number too. I’m gonna (expletive) him up too,” he allegedly said.
A records check revealed the man had prior arrests for making threats and assault on a peace officer. He was formally charged in Contra Costa Superior Court on Dec. 7, according to court records.
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