Domestic abuse suspect arrested; DMPD officers suffer minor injuries in incident

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man wanted on multiple domestic violence-related arrest warrants was taken into custody Thursday after police say he struggled with officers. Two Des Moines police officers suffered minor injuries as the man resisted during the arrest.

Corey Carson

Sgt. Paul Parizek, the spokesperson for the Des Moines Police Department, said the incident happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. when officers found Corey Carson, 30, at a business near E. 26th Street and E. University Avenue. Carson ran as he noticed officers approaching. He then fled on a bicycle before ditching it and running again.

Sgt. Parizek said officers used a taser but it was ineffective. Three DMPD officers tried to take Carson into custody and a bystander’s video posted to social media shows police struggling with Carson in the roadway near E. 28th Street and E. University Avenue as he allegedly resisted arrest. The video shows officers punching Carson during the incident.

Two other local law enforcement officers are also seen joining DMPD officers as they take Carson into custody after a short struggle. Sgt. Parizek said they were part of a task force that happened to be in the area.

Two DMPD officers suffered minor lacerations in the arrest.

Carson’s arrest warrants were related to multiple domestic abuse assault cases in which a female partner reported being injured by Carson. Sgt. Parizek also said there were 12 warrants for violating a no contact order.

The video posted to social media shows about 80 seconds of the six-minute event, according to Sgt. Paul Parizek. He says a review will be done of officers’ use of force during the arrest, which is standard DMPD policy.

Carson is being held in the Polk County Jail on the outstanding warrants along with three new charges from Thursday: two counts of interference with official acts causing bodily injury and one count of possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine.

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