A Miami Beach Police officer encountered danger on duty, leading to a Taser takedown and an arrest.

Saliya Siby is facing a list of charges that include aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence.

Police said the 46-year-old head-butted an officer after he was taken into custody at the intersection of 41st Street and Prairie Avenue, Saturday morning.

Investigators said Siby was armed with a yellow kitchen knife and threatened to detonate a bomb and set himself on fire.

Police had to deploy a Taser to take down the suspect.

The officer suffered a laceration that required stitches.

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