Man Dies After Mesa Bicycle Stop Leads to Struggle and Arrest

Overview

• Police say officers tried to stop a man riding a bicycle without a light near Dobson Road and University Drive, and the rider ignored them and fled.
• According to Mesa police, officers later made contact, the man resisted and assaulted them, and he was handcuffed and arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault on an officer and on an active felony warrant.
• Mesa Fire Department crews provided medical aid at the scene, and the man was taken by ambulance to a hospital for a pre-booking medical check.
• Police report he became unresponsive in the ambulance, and hospital staff pronounced him dead despite life-saving efforts.
• Investigators have not released his name, the reason for the felony warrant, or what force or tools were used, and the medical examiner’s findings are still pending.