LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Lakeport man was arrested on Monday after fighting with police and threatening to kill officers.
Markaus Lumley Vining, 33, Lakeport was arrested for possession of a concealed weapon – in this case a knife – threatening an officer and resisting arrest, according to Lt. Jason Ferguson of the Lakeport Police Department.
Ferguson said that at about 1:15 p.m. Monday officers found Vining lying in a driveway in the 3000 block of Lakeshore Boulevard.
Vining displayed erratic behavior, which led officers to believe he was under the influence of both alcohol and drugs, Ferguson said.
Officers learned that Vining had an outstanding warrant for his arrest and while attempting to apprehend Vining he physically resisted the officers by trying to kick and bite them, according to Ferguson.
Ferguson said Vining additionally threatened to “kill” the officers during the brief struggle.
Vining was eventually taken into custody and transported to the Hill Road Jail where he was booked for threatening an officer, resisting arrest, possession of a concealed weapon and public intoxication, Ferguson said.
Vining’s bail was set at $45,000. Jail records indicated he remained in custody on Wednesday.e