Halifax Regional Police are trying to locate two Good Samaritans who jumped in to help two officers as they battled a suspect over a Taser.

Police were trying to arrest a man they believed was trying to sell a stolen cellphone but he resisted the arrest and began to fight the officers.

The officers managed to get the suspect on the ground and tried to use a Taser on him but it didn’t work and he grabbed the Taser from them.

Police say two bystanders jumped in to help and one man managed to grab the Taser from the suspect, allowing the officers to gain control of him.

Police are hoping the Good Samaritans will come forward so they can thank them for their efforts.

The suspect is facing several charges in connection with the incident, which happened Monday afternoon in the area of Kaye and Young streets in the city’s north end.

Jedidiah Fortune, 28, is charged with resisting arrest, obstruction, possession of stolen property, attempting to disarm a police officer, uttering threats, two counts of assaulting a police officer and four counts of breaching a previously imposed court order.