TASER Enables Police to Subdue an Arcadia Man

A 50 year old local of Arcadia, New York residing on Fairville Maple Ridge Road was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. The suspect was also verbally abusive to police officers. Because of his erratic and abusive behavior, officers used a TASER to bring the suspect into compliance with police orders.

The man was the individual who called the police to the scene, in order to request that they investigate the theft of his car keys. The investigation showed, however, that his keys were not, in fact, stolen but being held by a friend in order to prevent the man from driving.

When it became apparent that the car keys would not be returned to the man he decided to walk home and started out down the middle of the road. The police, Wayne County Deputies, attempted to persuade him to get out of the road but were unsuccessful. The man became increasingly agitated and verbally abusive towards the deputies.

He tried to flee the scene and was instead subdued with a TASER in order to allow the officers to bring him into custody. He was eventually released on $500 bail from the Arcadia Town Court.

The use of the TASER in this instance kept a dangerous situation from exploding in a lethal way. Police were able to subdue an agitated and abusive individual without the use of threat or lethal force.

The source of the man’s impairment was not reported. Never the less erratic behavior associated with mental illness or drug and alcohol use creates an unsafe situation for police under any circumstances. When unsafe elements can be eliminated then all parties involved are less likely to sustain injuries.