Crime & Safety
Police: Man Picks Fight In Restaurant Where Officers Were Eating
Jason Hougan was stunned with a Taser, then arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest
A man is accused of starting a tussle in a restaurant where Mentor police officers were eating Thursday night.
At about 11:45 p.m., the midnight shift officers were eating at Hooley House when a fight began between three men, according to the Mentor Police Department Facebook page.
One man continued to fight when the officers interceded so police stunned him with a Taser, according to police.
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The man -- 26-year-old Jason Hougan of Cambridge, WI -- was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Hougan was drunk at the time of the fight, police said.
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Hougan pleaded no contest and was found guilty of the charges Friday in Mentor Municipal Court.
He was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail. However, 28 of those days were suspended so they can be avoided if Hougan does not get into any more legal trouble.
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