A 47-year-old man with a history of run-ins with the law was arrested Thursday afternoon after Santa Barbara police officers say they witnessed him shove another man in the city’s downtown corridor.
According to a statement issued by the Santa Barbara Police Department, officers were near State and Cota streets around 2:15 p.m. on October 23 conducting an unrelated investigation when they saw Christian DeCoster “intentionally bump and forcefully shove another male.” Officers immediately intervened and attempted to de-escalate the situation.
DeCoster, however, “refused to cooperate with the officer’s detention,” the department stated. He was arrested for battery and resisting officers and booked into Santa Barbara County Jail. According to the District Attorney’s Office, DeCoster is currently out of custody on bail…