Massachusetts man charged with assaulting 7 police officers

REVERE, Mass. -- A Massachusetts man allegedly knocked out one police officer and then assaulted six more during a rampage early Tuesday morning, reports CBS Boston.

Revere, Mass., police say the violent sequence of events started when an officer allegedly noticed a car going too fast. The officer told the driver to slow down, and the car pulled over. Police say 34-year-old Joseph Parker then got out of his car with his arms flailing, yelling that he was videotaping the officers and knew why he was being stopped.

Parker, of Wakefield, Mass., also reportedly made references to Ferguson, Mo., where demonstrators are currently marking the one year anniversary of the police shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.

Police say Parker then punched an officer, who hit his head on the concrete. The officer was taken to Boston Medical Center and later released.

Parker continued to fight with other police officers after he was put in a police cruiser, authorities say. He also allegedly removed his shoes to try to break the cruiser's back window. Police said they deployed a taser on Parker five times but it had little effect.

Once Parker was brought to department headquarters, police said he began to show signs of remorse but then allegedly assaulted several more officers. One officer's leg was badly injured in the struggle and he was also hospitalized, police said.

Parker appeared to be under the influence of drugs, according to a police report.

A not guilty plea was entered for Parker on charges that include multiple counts of assault and battery on a police officer. He was held on 25,000 cash bail after appearing in Chelsea District Court Tuesday.