A Hudson man accused of stealing a car in River Falls racked up even more charges by becoming violent against and threatening to kill officers during the booking process.

Seth W. Harrison, 25, was ordered to pay $2,000 cash bond in Pierce County Circuit Court Dec. 2 on felony battery to law enforcement officer, felony threat to law enforcement officer, felony throw or discharge bodily fluids at public safety worker, misdemeanor bail jumping, take and drive vehicle without owner’s consent, resisting an officer, OWI-third, operate motor vehicle while revoked, possession of THC, and three felony bail jumping charges, all with the repeater modifier. If convicted, the maximum penalty he faces is six years in prison and/or fines up to $10,000.

According to the complaint:

River Falls police were dispatched at 3:37 a.m. to 213 S. Third St. for a vehicle theft that had just occurred. The caller advised someone had taken her 2008 Nissan Rogue, which had been running with the keys in it. She was able to track the vehicle’s location through her friend’s Life 360 app because she had accidentally left her phone in the vehicle.

Police could see the vehicle was traveling through the Highway 65/Cemetery Road roundabout. It headed north on Highway 65, turned east onto Highway 29, then north onto 940^th Street, where a Pierce County deputy and UW-River Falls officer pulled it over in a high risk traffic stop. Officers arrested Harrison, who was the lone occupant in the vehicle. The victim arrived at the scene and confirmed nothing was taken from her vehicle, though she found a small container filled with THC wax that wasn’t hers.

Harrison smelled highly of intoxicants and had bloodshot, glassy eyes. The zipper of his pants was down. He refused to perform field sobriety tests or submit to a blood test, so an officer applied for a warrant. During the booking process, Harrison repeatedly asked to use the restroom. Officers didn’t feel comfortable taking off his handcuffs because of his behavior. He continuously swore at officers and didn’t understand why he was being arrested.

Inside the booking room, he advised he had to use the restroom continuously. When he was asked to wait, he stood up and tried to walk to the bathroom, ignoring commands to sit down. He continued swearing and called officers profane names. His behavior began to escalate, as he continued yelling and ignoring commands to sit down. As he advanced toward officers, they made the decision to bring him to a squad car for safety. Harrison, who was wearing work boots, kicked one officer’s knee multiple times. He fought officers until they were able to take him to the floor, where he struck an officer with his knee. He then threatened to kill the officers when he gets out of jail. Officers attempted to put him into a WRAP (a full body restraint device used to temporarily immobilize a person) for both his safety and theirs. He continued to resist and lock his legs. He continued swearing at and threatening officers, before spitting in an officer’s eyes. This prompted police to outfit him with a spit hood.

After he was secured in the WRAP and spit hood, Harrison stopped responding to officers. He had a pulse and was breathing, but EMS arrived to evaluate him. When they arrived, he began responding again and made comments about going to officers’ homes and shooting them in the head. He then began trying to hit his head on the ground. The helmet from the WRAP was then placed onto his head for his safety. This prompted him to say he was going to kill an officer’s family. He made more comments about shooting police before being loaded onto a stretcher and taken to the hospital for a blood draw. While being loaded back into the squad to head to Pierce County Jail, Harrison attempted to spit at officers again but it was caught in the hood. He was turned over to jail staff without further incident.

Harrison is scheduled to appear at a status conference at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 20.