Moment $167.3M Powerball winner is subdued with a taser after confronting a Florida deputy
A recently released video shows the winner of a $167.3 million Powerball Jackpot kicking a vice-chairman in the head before engaging with Florida police. This incident took place on April 29, as highlighted by body cam footage capturing James Farthing. Reports indicate that he kicked the deputy while they were detaining others on the ground. […]
Man with Taser and rope accused of trying to kidnap Memphis mayor, according to police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities report that a man was charged with attempting to lure the mayor after he approached the mayor’s residence in a gated neighborhood. This led to his arrest, during which police discovered a taser, gloves, rope, and duct tape in his vehicle. On Wednesday, Memphis police revealed that 25-year-old Trenton Abston […]
Court hears that police used pepper spray and a Taser on a 93-year-old man with disabilities.
Incident Involving 93-Year-Old Man and Police A 93-year-old man with disabilities was reportedly shot with a Taser and had synthetic pepper spray sprayed in his face before being struck with a baton, as revealed in court proceedings. Donald Burgess is said to have been assaulted by Police Constables Stephen Smith and Rachel Commott after a […]
Shirtless Chainsaw-Wielding Man Reportedly Attacks Senior Home, Fights Off Taser. Police Then Use Lethal Force
On Sunday, St. Charles Police Department (SCPD) officers shot and killed a shirtless, chainsaw-wielding man who was threatening an assisted living center. Witnesses reported the suspect was attempting to cut down a tree on the property of River Glen of St. Charles, an assisted living center in Illinois, and entered the lobby shortly before police […]
Australian police officer guilty of manslaughter for shocking woman with Taser
Australian police officer Christian James Samuel White has been found guilty of manslaughter for shocking a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser. A Sydney jury deliberated for 20 hours before reaching Wednesday's verdict. White is out on bail and could face up to 25 years in prison when sentenced at a later date. An […]
Florida deputy whose Taser set biker on fire acquitted
A Florida sheriff's deputy accused of taping up a gas-filled biker during a botched arrest three years ago and starting a fire that burned more than 75 percent of the man's body has been acquitted of negligence charges. According to local reports, on February 27, 2022, Barrett allegedly ran a red light, drove onto the […]
Parents attack female middle school deputy, steal her taser, bodycam video shows. Sheriff reacts with profanity-laced tirade.
A Florida man and his wife were arrested Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a female school resource officer, authorities announced, citing police body camera footage. The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said: press release Two parents, Jorge Rivera, 46, and Dagmarie Aponte Iturino, 45, assaulted a vice student at Deltona Middle School Tuesday morning. “Let me be […]
Met officer who held Taser to black boy’s neck found guilty of gross misconduct | Metropolitan police
A Metropolitan police officer who held a Taser to an innocent black teenager's neck after he was forced to kneel in the street has been found guilty of gross misconduct but allowed to keep his job. Jamar Powell told the Guardian that the September 2020 incident left him traumatised, fearing he would die, and that […]
Police use Taser to subdue man who stormed media area of Trump rally in Pennsylvania
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man ran into the press area at a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where former President Donald Trump was speaking Friday, but was surrounded by police and sheriff's deputies and eventually subdued with a Taser. The spat came shortly after Trump criticized mainstream media coverage he found unfavorable, dismissing CNN's Thursday […]