LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Monday welfare check led to the arrest of a Lakeport juvenile, who injured an officer as he was being taken into custody.

Lt. Jason Ferguson said the juvenile was arrested for resisting arrest, escape with force and marijuana possession.

On Monday at about 7:15 p.m., Lakeport Police officers responded to an address in the 600 block of N. Forbes St. on a report of an intoxicated juvenile wanting to harm himself, Ferguson said.

He said officers arrived and contacted the juvenile outside on the street, determining he was under the influence of alcohol.

During the course of the interview, officers learned that the juvenile did not want to harm himself and that he was just upset at his father, according to Ferguson.

While speaking to the juvenile the officer located a plastic baggie containing marijuana sticking out of his pants pocket. Ferguson said the juvenile was detained by the officer for further investigation.

The officer also located on the juvenile paraphernalia which he was not allowed to possess, Ferguson said.

After retrieving the items, the juvenile asked the officer if he was going to Juvenile Hall. When the officer replied that he was, the juvenile pulled away from the officer’s grip and fled the scene on foot, according to Ferguson's report.

After a brief search, with the assistance of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the juvenile was located at the intersection of High Street and Clearlake Avenue, Ferguson said.

He said the juvenile was immediately detained in handcuffs. While being escorted to the officer’s patrol car, the juvenile became combative and jerked his hands free from the officer, causing injury to the officer’s hand, and fled on foot. The juvenile was located within minutes and placed in a patrol car.

Ferguson said the officer transported the juvenile to Sutter Lakeside Hospital. While the officer was escorting him to the emergency room, the juvenile began to kick the officer multiple times, striking the officer in the chest and knee, causing injury to her knee.

As he was kicking the officer, the juvenile told the officer he was going to kill her, Ferguson said.

Multiple units arrived to assist in taking control of the juvenile, Ferguson said. While inside the hospital the juvenile continued to try and free himself and get away.

Due to the level of intoxication, the juvenile remained at the hospital for an extended period of time, Ferguson said.

The juvenile was released to his mother and the case is being forwarded to Juvenile Probation Department, according to Ferguson.