MT. VERNON, Ill. – A knife-wielding man slashed tires of 10 police cars and confronted responding officers before he was subdued with a Taser in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, authorities say. Prosecutors in Jefferson County, Illinois, have charged Daniel Artis with 10 counts of criminal damage to a state-supported property, two counts of aggravated battery to a nurse, one count of aggravated battery to a peace officer and one count of armed violence. According to the Mt. Vernon Police Department, Artis damaged 10 police squad cars in the parking lot of the Rolland Lewis Building, located at 800 South 27th Street. On Friday, Mt. Vernon police shared a Facebook post with its account of events, along with body-camera footage showing a tense encounter between Artis and responding officers. When the first officer arrived, he saw Artis approaching his squad car with a knife. The officer got out of the car, and Artis slashed three vehicles. Around that time, the officer drew his firearm, used the squad car as a barrier between himself and Artis and confronted him. Artis eventually turned and ran away from the officer. As another officer arrived to the scene, the first responding officer pursued Artis and deployed a department-issued Taser, causing him to drop the knife. A short time later, Artis was taken into custody. “While officers were preparing Artis for transportation to a local hospital, he bit an officer. After arriving at the hospital, Artis also spit on a nurse,” said the Mt. Vernon Police Department in a Facebook post. Before his arrest, Artis damaged 10 police squad cars, slashing between two to four tires on each vehicle. Those vehicles belonged to multiple law enforcement agencies in southern Illinois whose officers were attending training at the Mt. Vernon Police Department. “This incident demonstrates the