C.H.P. OFFICER ASSAULTED vs

A MAN WAS CHARGED FOR ASSAULTING A C.H.P. OFFICER MONDAY. 28-YEAR-OLD MIGUEL HERNANDEZ ESPERA (OF CAPITOLA) WAS STOPPED ON HIGHWAY 1 FOR ERRATIC DRIVING. AFTER GETTING CLOSER TO ESPERA, THE OFFICER REALIZED THAT ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR. HE ARRESTED AND HANDCUFFED THE SUSPECT FOR D.U.I. AS ESPERA STOOD BEHIND THE OFFICER, A VEHICLE SEARCH WAS INITIATED. THAT'S WHEN ESPERA DECIDED TO "HEAD BUTT" THE OFFICER. IT TOOK BOTH THE OFFICER AND THE DRIVER (OF A SUMMONED TOW TRUCK) TO SUBDUE ESPERA, WHO BECAME VERY COMBATIVE. HE WAS BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL.