OKC Police Officer Tasers Man Accused Of Assaulting Officers, Neighbors With A Bat

Oklahoma City police Tasered a man on Wednesday after officials said he charged at officers with a bat. The man was accused of harassing his neighbors and beating on their apartment door for several days.

The victims said Blake Castillo, 29, started beating on their door over the weekend and would come over every day to attempt to break into their apartment. Police were called to the apartment complex near NE 50th and Lincoln Boulevard day-after-day but were unable to nab Castillo.

“He’ll wait until they get there and run and hide and lock himself in his apartment, and they couldn’t get in his apartment without a warrant,” said Joshua Laster, the victim.

Laster sent News 9 pictures of what Castillo did to his front door and blood on the porch from Castillo beating the door with his fists.

“We had to deal with this all the way from eight o’clock in the evening to six o’clock in the morning every day,” said Laster.  

He said the disturbing behavior started after Castillo accused the neighbor of stealing his property. Laster said that was not true and was fed up with the harassment. 

“The only weapon I had that I was able to protect myself with was a can of mace and 911,” said Laster.  

When police came to the complex on Wednesday, they saw Castillo armed with a bat and hit his neighbor's front door.

“When they called out to him, he actually turned around with the bat in his hand and ran towards the officer as if he were about to assault the officers,” said Master Sgt. Gary Knight, Oklahoma City Police Department.

One of the officers Tasered Castillo and he fell to the ground. From there, officers were able to take Castillo into custody which was a relief for neighbors. 

“He was harassing me, and I’ve never been through that, never in my life,” said Laster. 

Castillo is currently in custody at the Oklahoma County Detention Center. He was booked on complaints of burglary, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault on an officer.