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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — An officer was bitten on the head during a fight that left him with part of his scalp removed.
On Tuesday around 8 p.m., officers J. Beagley and F. Juarez with the Bakersfield Police Department responded to the 3500 block of Madison Avenue to an assault incident involving a weapon.
When officers arrived, they said William Owten, a registered sex offender, resisted arrest and began to fight with the officers.
During the fight, Officer Juarez was bitten on the head by Owten, who removed a piece of his scalp, April Grant of the BPD said.
Moments later, Officer A. Pflugh arrived on scene and deployed her Taser in an attempt to place Owten in custody.
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