Elder Abuse and Battery on Officer Arrest
Case# 20-00394
Chico, CA – On 7/23/20, at 4:14 p.m., the Chico Police Dispatch
Center received a 911 call from a motorist who was observing a
man hitting a woman in a vehicle as they drove in east Chico.
Officers were unable to locate the vehicle during an extensive
area check at that time. A short time later officers responded to
an address on Robailey Drive in Chico. The victim of the earlier
abuse called to report her son, 44 year-old Madison Sall, had
struck her several times on the head. She said Sall was outside
the house breaking windows to get in. Officers responded and
contacted Sall outside the house. Sall, who was in a wheelchair,
had defecated himself and proceeded to throw his feces at
officers who were trying to engage Sall in conversation. He then
spit on another officer, striking him on the face. In spite of
this assault, Officers continued to try to engage Sall in
conversation. Sall then proceeded to charge at one of the
officers who successfully deployed his OC spray (commonly called
pepper spray) at Sall, ending his assault. He became compliant at
that point.
Chico Fire and Medics, who were already staged around the corner,
were called in immediately to decontaminate Sall from the effects
of the OC spray. He was transported by ambulance to Enloe Medical
Center for a medical clearance. He was then transported to the
Butte County Jail after being arrested for the following
sections:
368(b)(1) PC; 422 PC;
69 PC; 243(b) PC;
Elder Abuse (felony)
Criminal threats (felony)
Resist arrest by threat or violence (felony) Battery on a Peace
Officer (Misdemeanor)
All the officers, Chico Fire staff and medics were uninjured in
this incident.
Location: Robailey Drive, south Chico
Date/Time: 7/23/2020 1614 hours
Victim: Withheld
Suspect: Madison Sall, 44 years-old from Chico
Supervisor: Tupper S11
Watch Commander: M. Williams C9
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