Cape Girardeau man faces six charges after allegedly threatening women, resisting arrest

Reginald Waker

Reginald Waker, 28, of Cape Girardeau faces charges of second-degree terrorist threatening, two counts of first-degree harassment, two counts of fourth-degree assault and resisting or interfering with an arrest.

Police say Waker was involved in an altercation with a woman at a location that was redacted in a probable-cause statement. Several women witnessed the altercation, and called police because they were fearful of Waker, who had followed them from the previous location, according to the probable-cause statement. During an ensuing altercation, Waker allegedly brandished a weapon and made threats.

When officers made the arrest, they say they placed Waker in handcuffs, but he refused to walk to a patrol car as instructed. As officers carried him to the vehicle, the suspect is accused of striking an officer. Waker continued to resist while being placed in a vehicle, then an officer used a Taser on him “to gain his compliance,” according the probable-cause statement, issued by an officer whose name is redacted in the report.