Yikes! So the guy was in a diabetic coma, slumped in his car, and the cops decided a taser was the most effective weapon to use against him, probably because the slumper didn't say "yes Sir!" with proper enthusiasm.
A driver apparently suffering from a diabetic episode, which was mistaken for intoxication, had some of the charges against him dropped, but none of them were the legal ones.
Ozark Deputy Police Chief Myron Williams said it was the towing charges on 54-year-old James Bludsworth’s Nissan truck that were dropped on Tuesday after Bludsworth was booked into the Dale County Jail, not the charges of driving under the influence and resisting arrest.
Williams said his initial interview with officers led him to believe the DUI and resisting arrest charges were those that were dropped, but that the charges will not be dismissed until after the arresting officer recommends such to the court system during Bludsworth’s court date in December.
Bludsworth was released from jail on Tuesday after posting a $1,000 signature bond and blowing a .00 on a breathalyzer.
Bludsworth had been arrested and a Taser was used on him by Ozark police officers for non-compliance after Bludsworth refused to get out of his vehicle around 4 p.m. Tuesday.
[From Criminal charges remain against driver found unconscious - local_news | The Dothan Eagle]
h/t - Chuck Shepherd
Seth,
It's the Ozarks! What are they supposed to do on a slow day when you've exhausted fun activities like "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting". I mean, you've got a taser in your hand, a guy slumped in a car - who wouldn't think, "hey Billy, let's go have us some fun"? Otherwise it's endless games of Freecell at the pokey hoping for a call from the trailer park.
THANK GOD I don't stereotype!