A man faces relatively minor charges, following an extended altercation with sheriff deputies last night. Deputies were called to the home of 26-year old David Allen Cooper just before 10 last night when someone reported a disturbance with someone threatening himself with a knife. They found only Cooper, who said there was no disturbance and he was not suicidal. But when the second deputy showed up and the first started to search the house for anyone else, Cooper grabbed the knife he'd been sharpening. That earned him a shock from a Taser -- an ineffective shock, since neither barb actually pierced his skin. The deputy tried again, still not bringing Cooper under control. But the deputy was able to kick the knife out of his hands. After Cooper was tackled and handcuffed, he was taken to a patrol car. On the way he kicked at his front door, damaging it, and once in the car he proceeded to kick out the rear passenger door glass. That earned him a third stun from the Taser and a pair of shackles. Even with all that, when deputies got Cooper to the jail, they filed charges of resisting an officer and damaging public property.

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