Four Taser Bursts Were Needed to Subdue Angered Man

Thomas Colon was visiting in Shelby, North Carolina, when he got into an argument with another man on the road. The man he was fighting with called the police in fear of how Colon was behaving. This was the beginning to an incredible Taser story.

When the police arrived on the scene, Colon was very feisty and belligerent. When the police tried to calm him down verbally, but Colon didn’t respond to this. Then, when one of the officers tried to grab him, Colon bit the officer on his hand!

This prompted another officer to pull out his Taser gun. The officer fired it and it hit Colon in the chest. But the five second burst did little to slow down Colon because he was wearing thicker clothing. Colon continued his irritated behavior and he even tried to take the Taser away from the officer.

At this, the officer backed up and then fired the Taser again, this time hitting Colon in the back. Once again, Colon continued to resist arrest. When the officer tried to zap Colon again, the darts came loose from the thick clothes he was wearing.

Finally, another officer deployed his Taser and zapped Colon a fourth time. This time he was finally stunned enough for officers to tackle him and arrest him.

He was taken to a hospital, which is standard procedure after a Taser deployment. The medical examiner found that Colon had no serious injuries and cleared him. Then Colon was hauled off to jail. Whew! What a day.