From the transcript of a preliminary hearing

"She" is a 50-year-old grandmother named Loretta who was upset because the cops were tackling her son, who hadn't done anything wrong.
"Q" is the prosecutor.
"A" is a very young rookie cop.

Scene: Parking lot, Christmas time, just after taking the grandkids to get their photos taken at the Wal-Mart portrait studio.

Q. Did you yourself observe [Loretta] pick up a knife?
A. No.
Q. When she ran, you indicated you went after her, is that correct?
A. Yes.
Q. Can you describe what happened at that point?
A. She ran in and around some cars and I followed.
Q. Was she carrying anything at that time by way of a purse?
A. She was carrying a purse and a cane.
Q. And a cane?
A. Yes.
Q. Was she using the cane?
A. When she was running away, no. It was under one of her arms.
Q. And did she respond to your statements as you testified?
A. When I got close enough to her to grab her, she told me she was going to kick me in my nuts.
Q. And did she in fact attempt to do that at that point?
A. No.
Q. What did she do?
A. I backed away and gave her a burst of pepper spray.
Q. Did you believe her when she said she was going to do that to you?
A. Yes.
Q. And when you used the pepper spray, what happened?
A. It had a minimal effect. I was able to grab her and gain minimal control and force her to the ground.
Q. Were any other officers involved in this effort to take her into custody?
A. A citizen was, no officers.
Q. A citizen helped you?
A. Yes, get the cane away from her once we hit the ground.
Q. And what happened? What did you have to do to actually take her into custody?
A. I ended up pepper spraying one more time in order to get her hand.
Q. Was she struggling with you?
A. Yes, she was.
Q. What was she going with her arms and hand?
A. She was keeping them at her body and failing around with her feet and legs.
Q. About how long did it take you before you were able to actually get her under control?
A. I'd say approximately one minute, maybe two.
Q. Did you at some point get her under control and place her in cuffs?
A. Yes, I did.
Q. Did you receive the assistance of other officers?
A. Not right then.
Q. Now, at some point did Loretta in fact carry out her threat to you to do injury to your person?
A. Yes. While I was carrying – Well, I was escorting her to my car. She grabbed me, my testicles, in both of her hands and squeezed them.
Q. Did you feel pain?
A. Yes.
Q. For what period of time was she able to actually do that? If you can give me an estimate --
A. A few seconds.
Q. What did you do to get away from the grasp?
A. Threw her forward, and I bent over in pain.
Q. So you had to push her forward?
A. Yes.
Q. And then you bent over?
A. Uh-huh.
Q. Was – Did she say anything else to you about her efforts to injure your person?
Q. As she hit the ground, without me saying anything she said she didn't grab anything because I didn't have anything to grab.
A. I have no other questions at this time, Your Honor.