LAKEPORT, Calif. – Police have arrested a Lakeport man who assaulted two senior adults at Library Park on Tuesday, with authorities trying to identify the men who helped officers subdue the suspect during a struggle.

Todd Gary Ousterhout, 37, was arrested on Tuesday evening, according to the Lakeport Police Department.

At 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, Lakeport Police officers were dispatched to Library Park to investigate the report of a physical altercation, the department said.

Upon arrival, the department said officers contacted a 67-year-old male with visible injuries who stated that a subject later identified as Ousterhout had punched him in the back of the head then the nose, and also pushed his 92-year-old mother, who is recovering from recent surgery and has dementia.

The male victim identified and pointed out Ousterhout to the police officers on the scene. Police said Ousterhout looked toward the officers and then began running from the park heading north. Three officers began searching the area.

One officer spotted Ousterhout leaving a residential property in the 700 block of North Forbes Street and confronted him, giving him orders to show his hands. Police said Ousterhout complied and dropped a cellular telephone.

The officer then approached Ousterhout and attempted to take him into custody. Police said Ousterhout resisted arrest and while attempting to control Ousterhout, both the officer and Ousterhout fell to the ground as the struggle continued in the street.

Two unidentified male citizens stopped and began assisting the officer, as did a second officer who arrived at the location. Police said the two officers and two citizens were able to take Ousterhout into custody and remove him from the street.

During the course of the investigation, officers were contacted by another citizen who advised that prior to Ousterhout being contacted by police on North Forbes Street, he had been in the bushes at a private residence using his cell phone to take photographs of the inside of an occupied residence, according to the report.

Numerous witnesses were identified who saw and heard parts of the attack at Library Park. Police said the investigation revealed that Ousterhout had become violent and committed the assault over the fact that the male victim was wearing a Harley Davidson shirt and his belief that the victim was racist.

There is no indication at this time that any of the victims at the park or the residence being photographed were known to Ousterhout, police said.

The police department reported that Ousterhout was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and cleared for booking.

Ousterhout was booked for felony abuse of elder and/or dependent adults, prowling and resisting a police officer, police said.

Officers are seeking to identify the two male citizens who stopped and assisted police with the arrest of Ousterhout. Those persons are asked to contact the department at 707-263-5491, by private Facebook Message @LakeportPolice or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .