"OAKLAND A 36-year-old man was charged with week with attacking two UC Berkeley police officers, slicing the hand of one, while the officers attempted to take a 12-inch knife from the suspect, according to court records. Xavier Shirley, of Oakland, was charged with assaulting a police officer a felony as well as possessing a dangerous weapon at school, and a misdemeanor count of battery upon another peace officer."
"During the arrest, police say they fired a less-lethal launcher at Shirley, sprayed him with pepper spray, hit him with a baton, and used a stun gun on him. In a police report, the arresting officer described all these weapons as ineffective. At Shirley's first court appearance on Tuesday, he was released from jail and ordered to stay away from the UC Berkeley campus. He was also referred to mental health diversion and ordered to continue treatment at a local hospital, court records show."
A 36-year-old Oakland man, identified as Xavier Shirley, faces felony and misdemeanor charges for attacking two UC Berkeley police officers with a 12-inch knife. One officer suffered a sliced hand and another sustained a tiny cut while attempting to wrestle the weapon away. Officers used a less-lethal launcher, pepper spray, a baton and a stun gun during the arrest, which were described as ineffective in a police report. Shirley was released from jail, ordered to stay away from the UC Berkeley campus, referred to mental health diversion and ordered to continue hospital treatment.
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