Friday, August 21, 2009

Tasered Homeless Man Catches on Fire

Tasered Homeless Man Catches on Fire
Ohio Police Say Officers Struggled with Man Inhaling from Aerosol Can

(AP) Police in Ohio say officers using a new Taser stun gun briefly set a homeless man on fire while trying to subdue him.

A police report in Lancaster (LANG'-kuh-stur), about 30 miles southeast of Columbus, says one officer had seen the man inhaling a chemical from an aerosol can Monday night. That officer and another then struggled with the suspect, and the Taser was used. A flame appeared on the man's chest, and officers patted it down.

Police Chief David Bailey says 31-year-old Daniel Wood was not seriously hurt.
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Tasered Homeless Man Catches on Fire

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