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A Virginia man in a wheelchair allegedly pulled a knife on two police officers and prepared to throw it at them after they tried to remove him from a hotel room on Saturday. 50-year-old Christopher Todd Jackson has been charged with two counts of assault on police and with trespassing.
Jackson who lives with a service dog, was staying at a Motel 6. The incident unfolded Saturday morning around 11:30 a.m. when Jackson got into an argument with management over the cleanliness of his room and refusing to leave the property, authorities said.
Jackson became “verbally belligerent†with hotel employees, so much so that management asked him to leave the hotel, Maj. Greg Riley of the Williamsburg Police Department said.
He was told that he had to vacate his room and leave hotel property by 3 p.m. Saturday or police would be called. "At 3:05 p.m., Jackson and all his possessions were still in his room, and officers arrived to take Jackson into custody for trespassing," Riley said.
The two police officers went into the room to take Jackson into custody for trespassing. Authorities say Jackson then pulled out a knife, and made an attempt to throw it at the two officers. Police say they used a Taser on him before he could throw it.
He was arrested and transported to the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail. Officials say neither police officer was injured during the incident.
Authorities say Jackson's service dog was handed over to Williamsburg-James City County Animal Control.
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