Police Taser fleeing bicyclist after several warnings
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
(01-29) 12:02 PST Hamilton City, Calif. (AP) --
A Glenn County sheriff's deputy shot a man with a Taser gun for allegedly riding his bike at night without proper lighting.
According to a sheriff's spokesman, the bicyclist ignored warnings from the deputy he would use the stun gun, then fled on foot.
One probe struck the bicyclist 39-year-old Omar Herrada Rivera but he did not receive a shock.
After being checked out at a hospital, Rivera was held in the county jail on suspicion of resisting arrest, riding a bicycle without proper lighting, riding under the influence of alcohol and using false citizenship government documents.
The sheriff's spokesman said the deputy's decision to use the Taser was proper.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
(01-29) 12:02 PST Hamilton City, Calif. (AP) --
A Glenn County sheriff's deputy shot a man with a Taser gun for allegedly riding his bike at night without proper lighting.
According to a sheriff's spokesman, the bicyclist ignored warnings from the deputy he would use the stun gun, then fled on foot.
One probe struck the bicyclist 39-year-old Omar Herrada Rivera but he did not receive a shock.
After being checked out at a hospital, Rivera was held in the county jail on suspicion of resisting arrest, riding a bicycle without proper lighting, riding under the influence of alcohol and using false citizenship government documents.
The sheriff's spokesman said the deputy's decision to use the Taser was proper.
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